Donning and Doffing PPE Correctly to Fight Against COVID-19 It is important that workers know how to properly put on and take off their PPE to protect themselves and those in their households.

It is important that workers know how to properly put on and take off their PPE to protect themselves and those in their households.

This video demonstrates a procedure for donning and doffing one type of PPE recommended by the CDC for use in hospitals to minimize the risk of exposure to infectious material during the care of pa ...

A prospective, observational study found that 39% of health care workers caring for patients on contact precautions for multidrug-resistant organisms, or MDROs, made multiple errors when doffing ...

The CDC developed recommendations to reduce the risk for self-contamination while doffing personal protective equipment (PPE) after more than 600 health care workers died while caring for patients ...

Thirteen percent successfully completed those steps and disposed of their PPE “gently” as recommended by CDC guidelines, according to the researchers.

CDC, however, recommends that the trained observer should not actively participate in doffing or touch the HCW in any way.

The CDC is increasing infection control guidelines for healthcare workers caring for patients with Ebola. The guidance focuses on personal protective equipment health care workers should use and ...