Benefits of Personal Protective Equipment for Health Care Workers and Patients
1. Gloves
A glove is a garment covering the whole hand. Gloves have separate sheaths or openings for each finger and the thumb; if there is an opening but no covering sheath for each finger they are called "fingerless gloves". Gloves protect and comfort hands against cold or heat, damage by friction, abrasion or chemicals, and disease; or in turn to provide a guard for what a bare hand should not touch.
For Patients:
Contact prevents microorganisms from healthcare workers to patients.
For Health Workers :
Prevent hand contact with blood / body fluids, mucous, skin sores or contaminated medical equipment.
2. Masker
For Patients:
Prevent droplet contact of the mouth and nose of health workers, during breathing, talking or coughing near the patient.
For Health Workers :
Prevent mucosal health workers (nose and mouth) contact with blood or body fluids.
3. Protective goggles
Goggles or safety glasses are forms of protective eyewear that usually enclose or protect the area surrounding the eye in order to prevent particulates, water or chemicals from striking the eyes.
For Health Workers :
Prevent mucosal health workers, contact with patients blood or body fluids.
4. Hat
For Patients:
Prevents microorganisms from falling hair / head health workers to the sterile area.
5. Plastic Apron
For Patients:
To prevent contact of microorganisms from body / clothing of health workers to patients.
For Health Workers :
To prevent skin health workers, contact with blood or body fluids.
6. Protective boots
For Patients:
To reduce the transport of microorganisms from another room.
For Health Workers :
To prevent foot injured by a contaminated sharp objects or heavy objects wedged and prevent contact with blood or other body fluids.
1. Gloves
For Patients:
Contact prevents microorganisms from healthcare workers to patients.
For Health Workers :
Prevent hand contact with blood / body fluids, mucous, skin sores or contaminated medical equipment.
2. Masker
Prevent droplet contact of the mouth and nose of health workers, during breathing, talking or coughing near the patient.
For Health Workers :
Prevent mucosal health workers (nose and mouth) contact with blood or body fluids.
3. Protective goggles
For Health Workers :
Prevent mucosal health workers, contact with patients blood or body fluids.
4. Hat
Prevents microorganisms from falling hair / head health workers to the sterile area.
5. Plastic Apron
To prevent contact of microorganisms from body / clothing of health workers to patients.
For Health Workers :
To prevent skin health workers, contact with blood or body fluids.
6. Protective boots
To reduce the transport of microorganisms from another room.
For Health Workers :
To prevent foot injured by a contaminated sharp objects or heavy objects wedged and prevent contact with blood or other body fluids.
