Protective garments for treatment of sick patients

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Protective garments for treatment of sick patients

October 12, 2014, 11:17 AM

The picture below identifies the protective suit used to treat Ebola patients in Africa. Details of each PPE are described below. While these protective garments are suitable for treating Ebola patients, they could also be used to treat patients with other diseases like highly pathogenic bird flu. However, care should be taken to use proper respiratory protection for airborne pathogens.

 · Apron
A waterproof apron is placed on top of the overalls as a final layer of protective clothing.

· Boots
Ebola health workers typically wear rubber boots, with the scrubs tucked into the footwear. If boots are unavailable, workers must wear closed, puncture and fluid-resistant shoes.

· Double gloves
A minimum two sets of gloves are required, covering the suit cuff. When putting on the gloves, care must be taken to ensure that no skin is exposed and that they are worn in such a way that any fluid on the sleeve will run off the suit and glove. Medical workers must change gloves between patients, performing thorough hand hygiene before donning a new pair. Heavy duty gloves are used whenever workers need to handle infectious waste.

· Goggles
Goggles, or eye visors, are used to provide cover to the eyes, protecting them from splashes. The goggles are sprayed with an anti-fogging solution before being worn.

· Medical mask
Covers the mouth to protect from sprays of blood or body fluids from patients. When wearing a respirator, the medical worker must tear this outer mask to allow the respirator through.

· Medical Scrubs
A surgical scrub suit, durable hospital clothing that absorbs liquid and is easily cleaned, is worn as a baselayer underneath the overalls. It is normally tucked into rubber boots to ensure no skin is exposed.

· Overalls
The overalls are placed on top of the scrubs. These suits are similar to hazardous material (hazmat) suits worn in toxic environments. The team member supervising the process should check that the equipment is not damaged.

· Respirator
A respirator is worn to protect the wearer from a patient's coughs. According to guidelines from the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), the respirator should be put on second, right after donning the overalls.

· Surgical cap
The cap forms part of a protective hood covering the head and neck. It offers medical workers an added layer of protection, ensuring that they cannot touch any part of their face whilst in the treatment centre.

graphic from: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29531671


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October 12, 2014, 02:33 PM

Re: Protective garments for treatment of sick patients

The International Medical Corps, another group fighting Ebola, says a treatment facility with 70 patients goes through about 200 sets of protective clothing a day. A 50-bed treatment center costs about $1 million a month to run, the group said.

The protective items cost about 60 euros ($77) a set, and Doctors Without Borders, largely supported by private donations and known as Medecins Sans Frontieres in much of the world, pays the bill. After each use, the clothing is incinerated with other medical waste. Manufacturers include DuPont Co. for full-body suits, Dunlop for boots, Uvex Group for goggles and Kanam Latex Industries for gloves.

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October 15, 2014, 10:48 PM

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The CDC had revised its recommendation for PPE for treatment of Ebola. Here is a image from

Changes to Ebola Protection Worn by U.S. Hospital Workers (Published 2014)

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/10/15/us/changes-to-ebola-protection-worn-by-us-hospital-workers.html?_r=0

Some hospitals had extra protections in place even before the C.D.C. tightened its guidelines Tuesday.

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October 15, 2014, 10:52 PM

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If the Dallas hospital employees wore the "original guidelines", which don't appear to include shoe covers, imagine what got tracked all over the floors.

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