This document provides guidance on proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as gowns, gloves, masks, eye protection, and footwear when working with infectious materials. It emphasizes selecting the correct size and type of PPE and wearing, removing, and disposing of items properly to avoid contamination. Proper PPE use includes donning from bottom to top (gloves last) and removing from top to bottom (gloves first) while avoiding touching outer surfaces. Reusable PPE should be cleaned and stored properly while disposable PPE should be discarded after use.

1. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENTS (PPE)
By
Sudha k
Nursing tutor
Govt.school of nursing, palakkad

2. Definition
• PPE are specialized clothing or equipment
worn by an employee for protection against
infectious materials

3. Regulations
• Provide appropriate PPE for employee
• Reused PPEs to be cleaned, laundered and
repaired , and stored after use.
• Disposable to be discarded after use

4. PPE-personal protection equipment

5. GOWN
• Select appropriate size and type
• Opening at the back
• Secure at neck and waist
• If too small, use 2 gowns.

6. • PPE
a) Dressings
b) Gloves –types
disposable
Surgical Gloves
utility Gloves
c) Masks
d) Protective glasses
e) Foot wear (boots)
f) Cap

9. GOWN
• Select appropriate size and type
• Opening at the back
• Secure at neck and waist
• If too small, use 2 gowns.

10. Masks
• 2 layer, 3 layer and N-95
• •Standard masks to cover mouth ANDnose
• •The lower strings also to be securely
fastened
• •The upper rim metal band to be pressed fit
over nose
• •When removing avoid touching
contaminated areas/outer surface

11. Mask
• Hold mask by top 2 strings. Tie those strings at
the top and back of the head with ties above
the ears
• Tie lower ties snugly around the neck with the
mask well under the chin
• Ensure mask covers the mouth and the nose
adequately

12. • When removing a mask with strings, first untie
the lower strings of the mask
• Discard it in waste container

13. Don a particular respirator
• Select a fit tested respirator
• Place over nose, mouth and chin
• Fit flexible nose piece over nose bridge
• Secure on head with elastic
• Adjust to fit
• Perform a fit check
• Inhale –respirator should collapse
• Exhale – check for leakage around face

14. Don eye and face protection
• Position goggles over eyes
• Position face shield over face and secure on
brow with head band
• Adjust to fit comfortably

15. Eye Wear
• Eye splash risk in theatres, casualty
dressing rooms, labor rooms, labs,
etc.
• Close fitting goggles the best option
• When removing avoid touching
contaminated areas/outer surface

16. Types of Gloves
• 1.Surgical Gloves:G
• 2. Single-use examination gloves:
• 3.Utility or heavy-duty household gloves:
• Follow correct method of wearing, and
removing
• When removing avoid touching
contaminated areas/outer surface

17. Don gloves
• Don gloves last
• Select correct type and size
• Insert hands into gloves
• Extend gloves over isolation gown cuffs

18. Do’s and don'ts of glows use
• Limit touch contamination
• Don’t touch your face or adjust PPE with
contaminated gloves
• Don’t touch environment unnecessary
• Change gloves -- if torn
• Discard in appropriate receptacle

19. Removal of gloves
• Grasp out side edge near wrist
• Peel away from hand , turning inside out
• Hold in opposite gloved hand
• Slide ungloved finger under the wrist of
remaining glove
• Peel off from inside
• Discard

20. Remove goggles
• Grasp ear piece or head piece with ungloved
hands
• Lift away from face
• Place in proper place for disposal/reprocessing

21. Remove isolation gown
• Unfasten ties
• Peel gown away from neck and shoulders
• Turn contaminated outside towards inside
• Fold it
• Discard

22. Removing mask
• Untie the bottom , then top tie
• Remove from face
• discard

23. Removing a particulate respirator
• Lift the bottom elastic over your head first
• Then lift off the top elastic
• Discard

24. Footwear
• Dedicated foot wear not to be worn out of
the designated area
• •Closed foot wear, better, than Hawai slippers
• •Decontamination of used footwear-do as for
instruments.
• •Provide simple footwear to patients being
walked in‟ to theatres, labor rooms