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December 3rd 2014

Safe use of personal protective equipment in the treatment of infectious diseases of high consequence

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This ECDC tutorial provides practical information on the proper use of PPE at the point of care, including technical requirements and procurement aspects.

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Topics in this document

Personal protective equipment Respirator Occupational safety and health Hygiene Infection control Surgical mask Transmission (medicine) Airborne disease Infection Public health Risk management Emergency department Safety Medical specialties Health Health sciences Emergency management European Union Ebola virus disease Barrier nursing Glove Risk assessment Hand washing Particulates Pandemic Surgery Respirator fit test Employment Health care Influenza

Related SDGs

SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being

Target 3.d

Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risk

Related COFOG Divisions

7: Health 7.3: Hospital Services

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Cited by 60 other policy documents (41 of them are from other policy sources)

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