What PPE is required for contact precautions?

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What PPE is required for contact precautions?

Contact precautions protect you from organisms that spread by direct contact or via surfaces in the resident’s environment. The essential protection is gloves and a gown for any contact with the resident or anything in the resident’s room, plus using dedicated equipment for that resident or cleaning and reusing equipment appropriately to prevent cross-contamination. Hand hygiene must be performed rigorously—before putting on PPE, after removing PPE, and after any contact with the resident or their environment. Masks or eye protection alone do not provide the full coverage needed for contact precautions, unless a specific situation calls for them due to splashes or procedures. This combination—gloves and gown, with dedicated or properly cleaned equipment, and strict hand hygiene—best prevents transmission.

Contact precautions protect you from organisms that spread by direct contact or via surfaces in the resident’s environment. The essential protection is gloves and a gown for any contact with the resident or anything in the resident’s room, plus using dedicated equipment for that resident or cleaning and reusing equipment appropriately to prevent cross-contamination. Hand hygiene must be performed rigorously—before putting on PPE, after removing PPE, and after any contact with the resident or their environment. Masks or eye protection alone do not provide the full coverage needed for contact precautions, unless a specific situation calls for them due to splashes or procedures. This combination—gloves and gown, with dedicated or properly cleaned equipment, and strict hand hygiene—best prevents transmission.

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