COVID-19: Donning of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

This video shows how to safely don (put on) the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Aerosol Generating Procedures (AGPs) specific to COVID-19. This guidance outlines infection control for healthcare providers assessing possible cases of COVID-19.

It should be used in conjunction with local policies and with the visual guides found here:

Full written COVID-19 guidance found can be found here:

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[scritoph]

love watching this at 1.5x speed at the start of each year of uni

[ruthappiah]

Good Presentation on Personal Protective Equipment(PPE). Love and understood every slide.As a Health-worker the ability of Donning well prevent one from infection .

[ngirajulius]

Thanks for demonstrating on how to adore a PPE properly.

[awandaogoakudubileiden]

All healthcare workers should take PPEs lessons seriously. It's only proper wearing and removable of PPEs that will save our lives.
Thank you

[DaTonyG]

This PPE arrangement seems to neglect the possibility that aerosolised Coronavirus (120nm in size) may land on her neck shoulders and hair, as well as travelling underneath her mask?

[dipp]

What is the point of cleaning the glasses - 3:32 - before putting the PPE gear on?
Why is the woman NOT PROTECTING her neck and her if she is dealing with aerosolized virus? This will easily get onto any surface.

[marianlenehan]

according to WHO Risk Assessment Form, the PPE should include a waterproof apron worn over the disposable gown. The video needs to be adjusted to reflect this recommendation.

[umeshgautam]

What sorts of material (fabrics)is used to make gown and what length is needed

[juliag]

I am missing cap and shoe cover. I think our ministry should have a lock how other counties protecting they staff. For eg single use full body costume.

[anotherpasswordlmi]

I am an ED Dr. When do we need aprons only and when full gowns? The resources just not available. Staff are frightened

[JoyOnyinyeomaOgbu]

all health worker should always follow-up with health care guide

[hyacinth]

I Am a qualified nurse work in nursing homes specialist dementia unit 65 bed my manager sent me a letter last week to say that we are not allowed to wear masks we are only allowed to wear gloves and aprons yet we are involved in personal care and nursing interventions where it is impossible to implement Social guidelines of keeping two metres away from residents

[cherrieescalante]

I think the PPE is incomplete. It does not cover the hair/head and the neck is exposed.

[ramandeepsharma]

Thank you for sharing this information

[petervick]

PHE, Do you have any comment on the suspicious "anomalies" regarding the statistics issued by PHE on the Total UK COVID-19 Cases Update page?

[richie]

I want to take issue with the government saying don't use surgical masks, save them for the doctors. If only health professionals are using these things, there will only be a small demand. But if everybody starts using them, there will be a high demand, and the production of these items will rise respectively. Production would rise with demand. So no don't save these for the professionals, I want everybody to use them. Or am I wrong

[thefoolonthehill]

We have the virus in our town here in the UK, I am disabled & live in government housing. we're going through a disrepair legal case against Leeds City Council due to the property we are in & years of damage to our personal property caused by the conditions we have been left to live in for the past 12 years. The council contacted my solicitor last week saying they wanted a meeting in my home this coming week to discuss dates for repairs, they have already been informed of my concerns of COVID-19 with me having underlying health issues which leave me very susceptible to lung infections, I again asked my solicitor to explain this to the councils legal team & postpone the meeting until the virus outbreak subsides, my solicitor contacted us back with the councils response "Many thanks for confirming your client’s position. Whilst my client is sensitive to your client’s concerns, it is my client’s position that any further delay to the works is a clear failure of your client to mitigate his loss and as such there is no liability for this period in which your client unreasonably denies access. ".... We have contacted Public Health England & they are in full support of my decision to avoid COVID-19 as it could possibly kill me, Shame the local government aren't taking containment & prevention seriously!

[kgaccount]

Can you please put up a video on the kind of PPE that is required when healthcare workers are trying to prevent the PATIENT from getting COVID 19? As is the situation in MANY nursing homes. These nursing home patients are always there, right? Especially now during shelter in place, so we KNOW that EVERY COVID 19 case that occurs is most likley going to be from NURSES and other staff that are going INTO the nursing homes, right? SO show what is BEST for THEM to wear to protect non ill patients from an asymptomatic nurse or healthcare staff attending to THEM. Our most vulnerable population, right? Why aren't we discussing the threats to vulnerable eldelry and disabled in nursing homes and group homes from OUTSIDE staff? What should THEY be doing? As in, are they disinfecting their cell phones, Ipads, etc..when they come to work in these nursing homes and group homes? Are they adhering to infection control measures? Are there temperature checks for nurses and all nursing home and group home staff BEFORE they enter the facility?

[romandarko]

apparently this was produced in association with the HSE !! Scary or what !