Search Tag: gloves

ICU Management

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2015 13 Oct

The skin and clothing of healthcare workers were prone to contamination during the removal of gloves or gowns, based on a simulation study that used fluorescent lotion and black light. The findings are published online by JAMA Internal Medicine . Curtis J. Donskey, MD, of the Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and colleagues conducted the...Read more

Executive Health Management

Health-workers-not-removing-protective-garments-correctly

2015 21 Jul

A recent study published in the American Journal of Infection Control finds that only 13 percent of healthcare workers (4/30) followed all CDC recommendations for the removal of personal protective equipment (PPE) after patient care. In the current era of emerging pathogens such as Ebola virus, removal of PPE is crucial to reduce contamination of...Read more