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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). 2006 Advanced Practice Centers for Preparedness Training Conference. Objectives. Define PPE Select appropriate PPE components for an incident Don and doff Level C PPE. What is PPE?. Personal Protective Equipment

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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

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  1. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 2006 Advanced Practice Centers for Preparedness Training Conference NACCHO 02-2006

  2. Objectives • Define PPE • Select appropriate PPE components for an incident • Don and doff Level C PPE

  3. What is PPE? • Personal Protective Equipment • 4 levels based originally on Haz Mat definitions • Based on OSHA requirement for making the worker safe • Two overall categories • Airway protection • Barrier protection • All come with Advantages and Limitations

  4. Respiratory Protection

  5. Garments and Barriers • Fully encapsulated suits • Splash/droplet (includes vapor) • Gloves • Boots • Eye protection

  6. Level D • Your usual work clothes

  7. Level C • Air-Purifying Respirator (APR) (NIOSH-certified) • Resp. Protection: Carefully Selected Vapors and Aerosols • Hooded, Splash Protective Chemical Resistant Suit • Clothing Protection: Liquids and Solids

  8. Level B • SCBA or SAR (Supplied Air Respirator) with Escape (NIOSH-certified) • Resp. Protection: Gas, Vapor, Aerosol, O2 Deficient Atmospheres • Splash Protective Chemical Resistant Suit • Clothing Protection: Solids Liquids

  9. Level A • SCBA (NIOSH-certified) • Resp. Protection Against: Gases, Vapors, Aerosols, Oxygen Deficient Atmospheres • Vapor-protective Fully Encapsulated Suit • Clothing Protection Against: Gas, Vapor, Liquid, Solid

  10. What Are the PPE Protection Levels?

  11. What is the Correct PPE for Hospital Decontamination ?

  12. PPE for Hospital Staff • Level C for Hospital Decontamination • Non-IDLH atmosphere • Inexpensive • Greatest mobility • Afterwards - Level D for Patient care activity • Accepted by American Hospital Association and OSHA • Exception - if the hospital is the event site

  13. What if I am caught without PPE? • Get out and get away as fast as possible! • If all else fails and you have nothing else: • Double layer T-shirt over nose & mouth • Effective for: • Many biological agents • Some types of radiation • Less effective for: • Many chemical agents

  14. PPE Summary • Level A/B only for specialized situations • Not for the lay person (hospital workers, Public Health, EMS/Police) • Need much training • Including annual fit testing • Level D normal work gear

  15. PPE Summary • Except for rare cases, Level C will be the best choice for a known element, especially in healthcare • Highly contagious medical care • Decontamination line • Open area assessment for triage

  16. Thank You! Questions? Now, let’s suit up and try it out!

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