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  2. Usage of personal protective equipment - Wikipedia

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    A doctor wearing personal protective equipment for treating patients with COVID-19. The use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is inherent in the theory of universal precaution, which requires specialized clothing or equipment for the protection of individuals from hazard. [1]

  3. Why the PPE shortages matter to everyone - AOL

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    It is short-sighted to think the lack of PPE affects just doctors and nurses -- It takes more people at the frontlines to keep a hospital functioning.

  4. Personal protective equipment - Wikipedia

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    Personal protective equipment (PPE) is protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer's body from injury or infection. The hazards addressed by protective equipment include physical, electrical, heat, chemical, biohazards , and airborne particulate matter .

  5. Barrier nursing - Wikipedia

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    Barrier nursing is a set of stringent infection control techniques used in nursing. The aim of barrier nursing is to protect medical staff against infection by patients and also protect patients with highly infectious diseases from spreading their pathogens to other non-infected people. Barrier nursing was created as a means to maximize ...

  6. Infection prevention and control - Wikipedia

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    The American Nurses Association (ANA) and American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) have set specific checkpoints for nurses to clean their hands; the checkpoints for nurses include, before patient contact, before putting on protective equipment, before doing procedures, after contact with patient's skin and surroundings, after ...

  7. NHS staff 'may have treated Covid with poor PPE' - AOL

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    The supply of PPE was a huge issue during the pandemic [Getty Images] NHS staff may have risked their health during the pandemic by treating patients without adequate PPE, Wales’ former health ...

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