Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

PPE stands for Personal Protective Equipment. It includes gloves, aprons, face masks and visors, tight-fitting respirators (breathing masks), and fluid repelling gowns. It is designed to protect staff from being exposed to COVID-19 while delivering patient care. Staff are carefully trained in its use and disposal, including separate, dedicated areas where they put on (“don”) and take off (“doff”) their PPE e.g. when starting and ending shifts or taking breaks.