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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Inpatient Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Guidance

OPTION B: PPE Sequence for Inpatient Care using N95 Respirators with Eye
Protection

BEFORE ENTERING the patient room

1. Perform hand hygiene.

2. Put on a fit-tested N95
respirator.
3. Put on gloves.

4. Put on fluid resistant gown 1
with thumb loops (e.g., yellow Fluid Shield 5
gown).
5. Put on eye protection (e.g.,
disposable fluid shield or
disposable goggles). 2 3 4 6
Goggles 5
6. Put on second pair of gloves.

BEFORE LEAVING the patient room

1. Take off gown along with top
gloves.
2. Close door as you leave the
patient's room.
1a 1b 2

AFTER LEAVING the patient room

1. Perform hand hygiene with
alcohol based hand sanitizer.
2. Remove eye protection.
3. Perform hand hygiene with Fluid Shield
alcohol based hand sanitizer. 2
4. Remove N95 respirator.
1 3 4 5
5. Remove gloves.
6. Perform hand hygiene.
Goggles 2

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Updated February 19, 2020 Internal Use Only
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