PMTP 2 TRANSES 5.

Dry your hands using a clean towel

or air dry them.
Lesson 1. Handwashing Technique

• Hand contact is the most common way of

transmitting infection. Hand washing is the
single most effective way to prevent the
spread of infections. The use of gloves is not
a substitute for hand washing.
• Frequent hand washing is an important
safety precaution which should be
practiced after direct contact with patients
and laboratory specimens. Immediately
after accidental skin contact with blood,
body fluids or tissues, hands or others skin Lesson 1. Removal of Soiled Gloves
areas should be thoroughly washed with
Step 1: Grasp the outside of one glove at the wrist.
soap and water. If contact occurs through
Do not touch your bare skin.
breaks in gloves, the gloves should be
immediately removed, and the hands Step 2: Peel the glove away from your body, pulling
should be thoroughly washed. it inside out.
Follow Five Steps to Wash Your Hands the Right Step 3: Hold the glove you just removed in your
Way gloved hand.

1. Wet your hands with clean, running
water (warm or cold), turn off the
tap, and apply soap.
2. Lather your hands by rubbing them
together with the soap. Lather the
backs of your hands, between your
fingers, and under your nails.
3. Scrub your hands for at least 20
seconds. Need a timer? Hum the
“Happy Birthday” song from
beginning to end twice.
4. Rinse your hands well under clean,
running water.
Step 4: Peel off the second glove by putting your
fingers inside the glove at the top of your wrist.
Step 5: Turn the second glove inside out while
pulling it away from your body, leaving the first
glove inside the second.
Step 6: Dispose of the gloves safely. Do not reuse
the gloves.
Step 7: Clean your hands immediately after
removing gloves.
Gloves provide a protective barrier against blood
and other body fluids and from
contamination of hands with microorganisms. They
are designed to fit tightly to allow precision work.
Gloves must be worn when processing blood or
body fluid specimens, when handling contaminated
materials, during cleaning and decontamination
procedures. Change gloves after contact with
material that may contain a high concentration of
microorganisms. Remove gloves promptly after use
and dispose them in biohazardous waste. Gloves (bottom tie). If mask has loops, hook them
must never be reused. appropriately around your ears.
If gloves become soiled, or come in contact with Step 6: Put on face shield or goggles.
potentially infectious specimens, remove them,
Step 7: Healthcare personnel may now enter
perform hand hygiene and put on a new pair.
patient room.
Lesson 1. Donning and Doffing
How to Take Off (Doff) PPE Gear
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
Step 1: Remove gloves.
PPE: equipment worn to minimize exposure to
Step 2: Remove gown.
hazards that cause serious workplace injuries and
illnesses. Step 3: Perform hand hygiene.
“Specialized clothing or equipment worn by an Step 4: Remove face shield or goggles.
employee for protection against infectious
Step 5: Remove and discard respirator (or facemask
materials” (OSHA)
if used instead of respirator.)
Level 1 PPE – surgical mask
• Respirator: Remove the bottom strap by
Level 2 PPE – surgical mask, goggles or face shield, touching only the strap and bring it carefully
gown, gloves over the head. Grasp the top strap and bring
it carefully over the head, and then pull the
Level 3 PPE - N95 mask, goggles or face shield,
respirator away from the face without
gloves, surgical cap, scrub suits, gowns (or
touching the front of the respirator.
coveralls), shoe covers
• Facemask: Carefully untie (or unhook from
Level 4 PPE – N95 mask (or PAPR), goggles or face the ears) and pull away from face without
shield, double gloves, surgical cap, scrub suits, touching the front.
coveralls (Hazmat suit), dedicated shoes, shoe
Step 6: Perform hand hygiene after removing the
covers
respirator/facemask and before putting it on again
How to Put On (Don) PPE Gear if your workplace is practicing reuse.
Step 1: Identify and gather the proper PPE to don.
Step 2: Perform hand hygiene using hand sanitizer.
Step 3: Put on isolation gown.
Step 4: Put on NIOSH-approved N95 filtering
facepiece respirator or higher (use a facemask if a
respirator is not available).

• Respirator: Respirator straps should be

placed on crown of head (top strap) and
base of neck (bottom strap). Perform a user
seal check each time you put on the
respirator.
• Facemask: Mask ties should be secured on
crown of head (top tie) and base of neck