Coronavirus Infection (COVID-19)



 How to Put on and Take Off Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

This course is intended for healthcare professionals caring for patients in healthcare settings. The course presents the types of personal protective equipment (PPE) necessary for reliable protection against infection. Taking into account the currently available data, WHO recommends the use of PPE in the treatment of patients with COVID-19 in accordance with the recommendations for the prevention of CONTACT and DROP transmission of infection, with the exception of cases of procedures accompanied by the formation of aerosols requiring prevention of CONTACT and AIR transmission of infection ( that is, implying the use of respirators such as N95, FFP2, FFP3). It should be remembered that PPE is only one component of a system of measures for the prevention and control of the spread of infection, which should be applied as part of a multimodal approach to managing patients with COVID-19. Patient wards should only be admitted to healthcare professionals who have received training and appropriate knowledge testing

Overview:

This course is intended for healthcare professionals providing patient care in healthcare settings. The course presents the types of personal protective equipment (PPE) necessary for reliable protection against infection. Taking into account the currently available data, WHO recommends the use of PPE in the treatment of patients with COVID-19 in accordance with the recommendations for the prevention of CONTACT and DROP transmission of infection, with the exception of cases of procedures accompanied by the formation of aerosols requiring prevention of CONTACT and AIR transmission of infection ( that is, implying the use of respirators such as N95, FFP2, FFP3). It should be remembered that PPE is only one component of a system of measures for the prevention and control of the spread of infection, which should be applied as part of a multimodal approach to managing patients with COVID-19. Patient rooms should only be admitted to medical personnel who have received training and appropriate testing of knowledge in the use of PPE.

Learning Objectives: 

                   Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to demonstrate:


procedure for correctly donning and doffing PPE; and

a procedure for proper handling (hygiene) of hands with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer in accordance with WHO recommendations.

Course duration: About 15 minutes.


Certificate: The Certificate of Participation will be available after listening to 100% of the course materials.


For more information on other aspects of COVID-19 infection prevention and control, see the Open WHO courses:




Prevention and control of infections in connection with COVID-19 (IPC) in Russian: https://openwho.org/courses?lang=ru&q=IPC

COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control IPC, in other languages: https://openwho.org/courses?q=IPC

Translated into Russian from COVID-19: How to put on and remove personal protective equipment (PPE), 2020. WHO is not responsible for the content and accuracy of the translation. In the event of a discrepancy between the English and Russian texts, the English text is authentic and binding.

Module 1:

 How to properly don and doff PPE in accordance with COVID-19 drip / contact precautions:

This module includes video instructions on how to properly don and take off PPE in accordance with the prevention of drip / contact transmission of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19), as well as two posters. At the end of this module, participants should be able to demonstrate how to properly don personal protective equipment in accordance with WHO guidelines for the prevention of drip / contact transmission of COVID-19.

Module 2

 How to correctly don and doff PPE in accordance with precautions for air / contact transmission of COVID-19:

This module includes video instructions on how to properly don and doff PPE in accordance with air / contact precautions for COVID-19. Upon completion of this module, students should be able to demonstrate how to properly don personal protective equipment in accordance with WHO guidelines for the prevention of airborne / contact transmission of COVID-19.