PPE to be used under various hospital conditions (taken from guidance of MoHFW on Rational Use of PPE).
|
Sl No. |
Area |
Setting |
Recommended PPE |
|
1 |
Outpatient |
Triage Area |
N95 Masks & Gloves |
|
2 |
Outpatient |
Screening area help desk/Registration counter |
N95 Masks & Gloves |
|
3 |
Outpatient |
Temperature recording station |
N95 Masks & Gloves |
|
4 |
Outpatient |
Holding Area / Waiting Area |
N95 Masks & Gloves |
|
5 |
Outpatient |
Doctor’s Chamber |
N95 Masks & Gloves |
|
6 |
Outpatient |
Sanitary Staff |
N95 Masks & Gloves |
|
7 |
Outpatient |
Visitor accompanying patients |
Triple layer medical mask |
|
8 |
Inpatient |
Individual / Cohorted isolation rooms |
N95 Masks & Gloves |
|
9 |
Inpatient |
ICU / Critical Care |
Full complement of PPE (N95 Masks, gloves, coveralls / gowns, head cover, shoe cover. |
|
10 |
Inpatient |
Sanitation |
N95 Masks & Gloves |
|
11 |
Inpatient |
Other non-COVID treatment areas |
As per hospital infection control practices |
|
12 |
Inpatient |
Caretaker of admitted patient |
Triple layer medical mask |
|
13 |
Emergency |
Attending emergency patients (non-SARI) |
N95 Masks & Gloves |
|
14 |
Emergency |
Attending severely ill SARI |
Full complement of PPE |
|
15 |
Ambulance |
Transporting patients without assisted ventilation |
N95 Masks & Gloves |
|
16 |
Ambulance |
Management of SARI patients while transporting |
Full complement of PPE |
|
17 |
Ambulance |
Driving the ambulance |
Triple layer medical mask, gloves |
|
18 |
Ancillary |
Laboratory |
Full complement of PPE |
|
19 |
Ancillary |
Dead body handling |
N95 Masks & Gloves |
|
20 |
Ancillary |
Autopsy |
Full complement of PPE |
|
21 |
Ancillary |
Sanitation |
N95 Masks & Gloves |
|
22 |
Ancillary |
CSSD / Laundry |
N95 Masks & Gloves |
|
23 |
Ancillary |
Other supportive services |
No PPE required |