Post the Covid-19 restrictions, the demand for PPE kits has increased to quite a great extent. People are advised to use it anytime when they travel or even go out for grocery shopping. The kit includes the gloves, the coat and the face shield that ensure not just protection against the virus but also against many other issues. It has been designed for protecting the person against injury or even the fire that may trigger suddenly. Besides, the risk of spreading the illness or becoming a victim of it also reduces to a great extent. But before it is used, one must understand what exactly can it serve the purpose.
The purpose of using the PPE Kit:
Basically, the PPE kit is more commonly used in different healthcare sectors such as offices of the doctor, hospitals, and even the clinical labs. When it is used in the right manner, it works as the barrier between the infectious material like the bacterial contaminant, and even the virus that could easily enter the body through the nose, skin, or eyes. Since it works as a barrier, it has the ability to block down the contaminant’s transmission from the body fluids and blood or even the respiratory secretions.
The PPE kit can also protect the patients who are at a high risk of getting infections using the surgical process or those who already have some serious medical issues such as immunodeficiency from getting exposed to substances or even the infectious material that has the high potentiality to affect the healthcare expert. Besides, this kit also serves the right purpose of protecting the person against the infection since better control practices if not followed like hand-washing, at least this kit would help against the exposure that people are likely to face.
Different Types of PPE
Wearing gloves can work as a protection for the hands against germs. It is one efficient PPE kit that reduces the spread of germs.
Another efficient part of the kit is the mask which is advised to be covered on the nose and mouth. There are some masks that have a see-through in the plastic section that even covers the eyes.
There is also the surgical mask that has been designed specially to ensure the germs don’t spread in the mouth or nose area from getting spread. It also ensures the germs by any chance are breathed in
Talking further, eye protection also works as part of PPE. This could be goggles and a face shield. It has been designed for ensuring the mucous membrane located in the eyes stays protected. If such fluid gets in touch with the eyes, then the germs present in it can get in the body using the mucous membrane.
Another yet the most crucial part of the PPE kit is the clothing. Options like aprons, gowns and even shoe or head cover play an important role. Such a type of option often is used during the surgery for protecting the patient, it is also used during the surgery for protecting the person when at work with the bodily fluids present.
Tips on selecting the right PPE Kit:
As said, there are different types of PPE kit that serve its purpose in a different way. At the workplace, of course, the instructions for using the PPE kit shall be given and which type to be used will be advised too. However, this kit is required when the job of taking care of those people in isolation is on a certain person. Of course, there will be a supervisor who can further assist in using such protective equipment and hence every single yet minute detailing needs to be known.
Conclusion:
Once the PPE is used, it should not be used again. It is important to remove and then dispose of it with better care. It is also important yet the precautionary measures considering people around who may get exposed to germs. While leaving the work area, it is important to remove the whole PPE and then keep it in the right place. Now, this could be the special laundry container, the waster container or the marked bag which will only be used for the Cytotoxic PPE.
