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CDC Expert Commentary
Ebola: Donning and Doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Video Instructions From the CDC
Arjun Srinivasan, MD (CAPT, USPHS), Bryan Christensen, PhD, Barbara A. Smith, BSN, MPA
DisclosuresOctober 29, 2014
Editors' Recommendations
Editor's Note: Medscape collaborated with experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prepare this video for healthcare professionals, offering step-by-step guidance regarding the new personal protective equipment (PPE) recommendations for patients with suspected or confirmed Ebola virus disease. We worked directly with Arjun Srinivasan, MD (CAPT, USPHS), Associate Director of CDC's Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,; Bryan Christensen, PhD, Epidemiologist, CDC Domestic Infection Control Team for the Ebola Response; and Barbara A. Smith, BSN, MPA, of the Division of Infection Control and Epidemiology at Mount Sinai St. Luke's Hospital and Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital, New York, New York.
This video is based on CDC Guidance on Personal Protective Equipment To Be Used by Healthcare Workers During Management of Patients with Ebola Virus Disease in U.S. Hospitals, Including Procedures for Putting On (Donning) and Removing (Doffing), as of October 20, 2014. This video demonstrates one methodology for putting on and taking off personal protective equipment safely. Healthcare facilities may need to adapt this protocol to their needs. Healthcare providers should be well trained on the protocol they are going to follow, practice rigorously in advance, and utilize a trained observer to ensure oversight and safety. The names of any commercial products that appear in this video are for information purposes only, and the use of these names does not represent an endorsement of those products by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or Medscape.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/833907
Ebola: Donning and Doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Video Instructions From the CDC
Arjun Srinivasan, MD (CAPT, USPHS), Bryan Christensen, PhD, Barbara A. Smith, BSN, MPA
DisclosuresOctober 29, 2014
Editors' Recommendations
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Editor's Note: Medscape collaborated with experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prepare this video for healthcare professionals, offering step-by-step guidance regarding the new personal protective equipment (PPE) recommendations for patients with suspected or confirmed Ebola virus disease. We worked directly with Arjun Srinivasan, MD (CAPT, USPHS), Associate Director of CDC's Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,; Bryan Christensen, PhD, Epidemiologist, CDC Domestic Infection Control Team for the Ebola Response; and Barbara A. Smith, BSN, MPA, of the Division of Infection Control and Epidemiology at Mount Sinai St. Luke's Hospital and Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital, New York, New York.
This video is based on CDC Guidance on Personal Protective Equipment To Be Used by Healthcare Workers During Management of Patients with Ebola Virus Disease in U.S. Hospitals, Including Procedures for Putting On (Donning) and Removing (Doffing), as of October 20, 2014. This video demonstrates one methodology for putting on and taking off personal protective equipment safely. Healthcare facilities may need to adapt this protocol to their needs. Healthcare providers should be well trained on the protocol they are going to follow, practice rigorously in advance, and utilize a trained observer to ensure oversight and safety. The names of any commercial products that appear in this video are for information purposes only, and the use of these names does not represent an endorsement of those products by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or Medscape.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/833907