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Current recommendations for the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the management of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 [v1.0]

dc.contributor.authorHealth Protection Surveillance Centre
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T11:25:28Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T11:25:28Z
dc.date.issued2020-03-17
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/627367
dc.descriptionInfection Prevention and Control practice supported by appropriate use of PPE is important to minimise risk to patients of healthcare associated COVID-19. These measures are equally important in controlling exposure to occupational infections for healthcare workers (HCWs). Traditionally, a hierarchy of controls has been used. The hierarchy ranks controls according to their reliability and effectiveness and includes engineering controls, administrative controls, and ends with personal protective equipment (PPE). In the context of risk of respiratory infection PPE adds an extra layer or protection in the context of scrupulous attention to hand hygiene, respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette and environmental hygiene.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHealth Service Executiveen_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectCORONAVIRUSen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectINFECTION CONTROLen_US
dc.subjectHEALTHCARE WORKERSen_US
dc.subjectPERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)en_US
dc.titleCurrent recommendations for the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the management of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 [v1.0]en_US
dc.typeGuidelineen_US
refterms.dateFOA2020-03-26T11:25:28Z


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