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CDC: Guidance for the Selection and Use of PPE in Healthcare Settings
April 10, 2020AUTHORITY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
DATE PRODUCED: June 29, 2004
TYPE: Guidance/Protocol, Training
THE QUESTIONS IT ANSWERS:
- How should staff put on, or don, personal protective equipment?
- How should staff take off, or doff, personal protective equipment?
- What are regulations and recommendations for PPE?
- What factors influence PPE selection?
- What should I use for face protection? Respiratory protection?
SHORT DESCRIPTION:
This guidance seeks to improve personnel safety in the healthcare environment through appropriate use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), to provide information on the selection and use of PPE in healthcare settings, and to illustrate the correct way to don and remove PPE.