Gowns and Eye Protection for COVID-19: Guidance for Direct Care Workers

Reference List

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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World Health Organization

• Advice on the use of masks in the community, during home care and in healthcare settings in the context of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. (2020, March 19). Retrieved March 27, 2020, from https://www.who.int/publications-detail/advice-on-the-use-of-masks-in-the-community-during-home-care-and-in-healthcare-settings-in-the-context-of-the-novel-coronavirus-(2019-ncov)-outbreak

State and Local Health Departments

• State health departments
• Local health departments

Endnotes

¹Infection Control: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). (2020, April 12). Retrieved April 20, 2020, from https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/infection-control-recommendations.html

²Advice on the use of masks in the community, during home care and in healthcare settings in the context of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. (n.d.). Retrieved March 27, 2020, from https://www.who.int/publications-detail/advice-on-the-use-of-masks-the-community-during-home-care-and-in-health-care-settings-in-the-context-of-the-novel-coronavirus-(2019-ncov)-outbreak

³Truog, R. D., Mitchell, C., & Daley, G. Q. (2020). The Toughest Triage — Allocating Ventilators in a Pandemic. New England Journal of Medicine. doi: 10.1056/nejmp2005689

⁴Infection Control: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). (2020, April 12). Retrieved April 17, 2020, from https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/infection-control-recommendations.html

⁵Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators: COVID-19. (2020, March 17). Retrieved April 20, 2020, from https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/ppe-strategy/isolation-gowns.html

⁶Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators: COVID-19. (2020, March 17). Retrieved April 20, 2020, from https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/ppe-strategy/isolation-gowns.html

⁷Donning PPE: Put on Gown Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). (2014, October 29). Retrieved April 17, 2020, from https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/ppe-training/n95respirator_gown/donning_08.html

⁸Doffing PPE: Remove the Gown Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). (2014, October 29). Retrieved April 20, 2020, from https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/ppe-training/n95respirator_gown/doffing_15.html

⁹Infection Control and Prevention – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). (2018, December 4). Retrieved April 17, 2020, from https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/ic/ppe.htm

¹⁰CDC – Eye Safety: Eye Protection for Infection Control – NIOSH Workplace Safety and Health Topic. (n.d.). Retrieved April 17, 2020, from https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/eye/eye-infectious.html

¹¹Guidance for the Selection and Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Healthcare Settings (n.d.). Retrieved March 24, 2020, from https://www.cdc.gov/HAI/pdfs/ppe/PPEslides6-29-04.pdf

¹²Donning PPE: Put on Face Shield Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). (2014, October 29). Retrieved April 17, 2020, from https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/ppe-training/n95respirator_gown/donning_13.html

¹³Doffing PPE: Remove the Face Shield Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). (2014, October 29). Retrieved April 17, 2020, from https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/ppe-training/n95respirator_gown/doffing_11.html

¹⁴Using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). (2020, April 3). Retrieved April 17, 2020, from https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/using-ppe.html

¹⁵Using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). (2020, April 3). Retrieved April 17, 2020, from https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/using-ppe.html