Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Sequences


Sequence for Putting on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)


 Perform Hand Hygiene

Put on Gown
  • Select appropriate size and type
  • Opening to the back
  • Secure neck and waist

Put on Mask
Use a fluid resistant procedure mask or surgical mask with attached eye protection
  • Place over nose, mouth and chin
  • Fit flexible nose piece over nose bridge
  • Secure on head with ties or ear loops
  • Adjust fit

Or Put on N95 RespiratoR
  • Select respirator according to fit testing
  • Place over nose, mouth and chin
  • Fit flexible nose piece over nose bridge
  • Secure on head with top elastic followed by bottom elastic
  • Adjust to fit
  • Perform a seal check:
    1. Inhale – respirator should collapse
    2. Exhale – check for leakage around face

Put on Eye Protection
(Unless using mask with attached eye protection)
  • Position goggles over eyes and secure to the head using the ear pieces or headband
  • Position face shield over face and secure brow with head band
  • Adjust to fit comfortably

Put on Gloves
  • Select correct type and size
  • Insert hands into gloves
  • Extend gloves over gown and cuffs

HOW TO SAFELY USE PPE
  • Keep gloved hands away from face
  • Avoid touching or adjusting other PPE
  • Remove gloves if they become torn; perform hand hygiene before putting on new gloves
  • Limit surfaces and items touched



Sequence for Taking Off Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)


 Remove Gloves
  • Grasp outside edge near wrist
  • Peel away from hand, turning glove inside-out
  • Hold in opposite gloved hand
  • Slide ungloved finger under the wrist of the remaining glove
  • Peel off from the inside, creating a bag for both gloves
  • Discard

Remove Gown
  • Unfasten ties
  • Peel gown away from neck and shoulder
  • Turn contaminated outside toward the inside
  • Fold or roll into a bundle
  • Discard in designated receptacle for reprocessing or disposal

Perform Hand Hygiene

Remove Eye Protection
  • Grasp ear or head pieces with ungloved hands
  • Lift away from face
  • Place in designated receptacle for reprocessing or disposal

Remove Mask
  • Untie the bottom, then top tie or remove ear loops
  • Lift away from face while holding the ties or loops
  • Discard

Or Remove N95 Respirator
  • Lift the bottom elastic over your head first
  • Then lift off the top elastic
  • Lift away from face while holding the elastic
  • Discard

Perform Hand Hygiene
Note: Additional hand hygiene should be performed anytime that
hands become contaminated during any "taking off” sequence.


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