Summary
- At your clinical rotation location, several levels of infection prevention and exposure controls will have been put into place to reduce the risk of person-to-person transmission of communicable diseases
- In the event of an outbreak, Medical Health Officers have the authorization to restrict student access to specific wards and locations at their discretion.
- PPE offers the least amount of protection of all infection prevention and exposure control measures
- When used properly, PPE will protect the wearer from infection
- Whenever possible, use the most effective infection control measure(s) available
- PPE creates protective barriers between you and the patients you care for
- PPE includes the following elements:
- Gloves
- Gown
- Masks and respirators
- Eye and face protection
- Fit-tests for respirators are required to be renewed on an annual basis to continue to be valid1