Unfamiliar personal protective equipment: The role of routine practice and other factors affecting healthcare personnel doffing strategies.

Emily E Chasco Jaqueline Pereira da Silva Kimberly C Dukes Jure Baloh Melissa WardHugh P SalehiHeather Schacht ReisingerPriyadarshini R PennathurLoreen Herwaldt

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2023)

PPE designs may not be interchangeable, and their use may not be intuitive. HCP drew on routine practices, experiences with familiar PPE, and training to adapt doffing strategies for unfamiliar PPE. In doing so, HCP sometimes deviated from best practices meant to prevent self-contamination. Hospital policies and procedures should include ongoing and/or just-in-time training to ensure HCP are equipped to doff different PPE designs encountered during clinical care.

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