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PPE Basics

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PPE Basics

PPE is the gear you use to protect yourself, your patients and everyone in the healthcare environment.

PPE Basics

Find important basic information on personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers from Project Firstline and ANA.

When Choosing PPE, How Should We Think about Risk?
PPE: The What and the Why
Personal Protective Equipment
Auditing and Feedback of PPE Use
Coaching and Training Frontline Health Care Professionals
Transmission-Based Precautions
The Basics of Standard Precautions
Do's and Don'ts for wearing respirators
Do's and Don'ts for wearing masks
Do's and Don'ts for wearing gloves
Do's and Don'ts for wearing gowns
What is Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)?
Guidance for the Use of PPE in Healthcare Settings

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