The CDC has released guidelines with detailed information on the type of personal protective equipment and the procedure for donning and removing, for healthcare workers managing Ebola patients. The ...

In the wake of criticism by nurses and other healthcare workers over the absence of clear guidelines for protecting hospital personnel treating patients infected with Ebola, the Centers for Disease ...

Both donning and doffing are carefully laid out, but it’s the doffing part of the procedure that might present the most challenge because it involves the discarding of some of the PPE in a manner that ...

Atlanta – In an effort to better protect health care workers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is adding $2.7 million in personal protective equipment to its stockpile for hospitals that ...

Washington — In an effort to help health care facilities maintain their supplies of personal protective equipment, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has developed a reference table that ...

The CDC has issued new, clarified guidelines regarding personal protective equipment for those caring for suspected and confirmed Ebola patients. The clarifications are based on feedback the CDC ...

There needs to be a national standard for measuring the effectiveness of personal protective equipment at its most vulnerable spot—the wrist, urge CDC investigators. roper donning and doffing of ...

LANDSTUHL, Germany - While COVID-19 has normalized six feet of distance between employees at most workspaces, healthcare personnel are required to work closely with patients, making them one of the ...