Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is essential for personnel concerned with limiting the spread of contamination in healthcare settings. With this training DVD and posters package, you and your staff will learn the proper procedures and safety practices involved in donning Personal Protective Equipment. The DVD and posters are now available in a convenient package to save you time and money.
About the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Healthcare Settings DVD
The need for training materials on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) use was identified during the global outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), when observations of PPE use among healthcare workers showed potentially unsafe practices when donning, using and removing PPE.
With the recent H1N1 outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that those public health and healthcare workers providing care to or collecting specimens from suspected or confirmed cases of H1N1 wear personal protective equipment (PPE), including gloves, gowns, goggles, and a facemask. PPE should be used along with other preventive measures, such as appropriate hand hygiene. Click here for the CDC Interim Guidance for Use of Respirators and Facemasks in Settings Where H1N1 Virus Transmission Has Been Detected.
This 12-minute DVD, developed by the CDC, provides demonstrations of donning and removing PPE in outbreaks such as Swine Flu, Avian Flu, and SARS; it also demonstrates appropriate hand hygiene techniques. The goal of this program is to increase the safety of the healthcare work environment and promote patient safety through improved use of PPE by healthcare personnel. What others are saying about the Personal Protective Equipment DVD:
"This video is excellent. It covers material well and provides a good teaching tool in Health Science classes."
-Patricia Shimer, Teacher, Titusville High School
About the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Healthcare Settings Posters Package
These colorful 13"x 22" posters, developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), demonstrates the sequences for donning and removing personal protective equipment (PPE). The poster provides key instructions in both English and Spanish to reinforce safe practices and is intended to limit the spread of contamination.
The type of PPE used varies based on the level of precautions required; however, information is provided on gowns, masks or respirators, goggles or face shield, and gloves.
For more information on Personal Protective Equipment Products: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Healthcare Settings DVD Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Healthcare Settings Posters Package A PDF of the slide set provides a more in-depth overview of PPE in the healthcare setting, including selection and use of PPE. If you are interested in receiving the slide set, please send an email to: info@phf.org with "PPE Slide Set" as the subject line.
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