Painting the Gown Red: Using a Colored Paint Quality Improvement Process to Evaluate Healthcare Worker Personal Protective Equipment for Highly Pathogenic Infections

摘要

BackgroundPersonal protective equipment (PPE) and strict infection control techniques are the primary methods by which healthcare workers (HCW) can avoid exposure during the treatment of patients with highly pathogenic infections such as Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) or the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). There is currently no consensus for the types of PPE that are recommended to be worn by HCWs, nor is there a universal process for the donning and doffing of PPE.