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COVID-19: Conserving PPE

CONSERVATION - COVID-19 ACE / DICE Printable PDFs

We have the following resources for use in your facility related to COVID-19, for use during PPE shortages. We will continue to update as often as we can as the situation changes, so be sure to refresh your browser. Please give us feedback here.

 

COVID-19 Unit - COVID-19 ACE Printable PDFs (RE-USE GOWN)

These one-page PDF's reflect the current supply shortage in which N95 masks and face shields and gowns may be conserved and reused. Created by Emory's Visual Medical Education team.

Use these instructions for donning, or putting on your PPE, if you are caring for a COVID-19 positive patient next and are reusing the mask, faceshield, and gown.

Print and hang this up inside the COVID-19 patient rooms near the bin where reusable gowns are going. Two options, based on COVID-19 status of next patient.

Post this outside COVID-19 patient rooms, use to doff if your next patient is COVID-19 positive.

Post this outside COVID-19 patient rooms, use to doff if your next patient COVID-19 status is negative or uncertain.

Terminal doffing instructions

CONSERVATION - COVID-19 ACE / DICE Printable PDFs

These one-page PDF's reflect the current supply shortage in which masks and goggles and face shields may be conserved and reused. Created by Emory's Visual Medical Education team.

Reusing Face and Eye PPE - Extended Wear

Extended wear/Cohort reuse protocol for face and eye protection when supplies are low and the provider is treating only COVID-19 patients.

Reusing Face and Eye PPE - Extended Wear

Proper reuse of N95 with paper bag

It is best to use a fresh N95 for each patient. If you must reuse due to low supplies, and you are storing in a paper bag, this is our process for reducing COVID-19 contamination.

storing N95 respirator in a clean paper bag

Reusing face shield, eyewear, and N95

These instructions are only meant to be used when supplies are low.

Reusing face shield, eyewear, and N95

Putting ON Airborne – Contact precautions with eyewear (ACE) Printable instructions

Putting ON Airborne – Contact precautions with eyewear (ACE) Printable instructions

Taking OFF Airborne – Contact precautions with eyewear (ACE) Printable instructions

Taking OFF Airborne – Contact precautions with eyewear (ACE) Printable instructions

Putting ON Droplet-Contact precautions with eyewear (DICE) Printable instructions

Putting ON Droplet-Contact precautions with eyewear (DICE) Printable instructions

Taking OFF Droplet-Contact precautions with eyewear (DICE) Printable instructions

Taking OFF Droplet-Contact precautions with eyewear (DICE) Printable instructions

CONSERVATION - COVID-19 ACE / DICE Videos

NOTE: These videos are for use when supplies of face shield and goggles and N95 are running low. We also understand that wipes and sanitizer may become an issue in some institutions and we will continue to try and adapt as best as our Visual Medical Education team is able.

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