In the television to see many medical personnel are wearing protective clothing, now the medical supplies are tight, I would like to ask how long the protective clothing can be used? What is the use of medical protective clothing?
How long do protective suits last
Depends on the situation.
According to the service life of medical protective clothing can be divided into disposable protective clothing and reusable protective clothing. Disposable protective clothing after use is discarded without disinfection, washing, easy to use, can avoid cross-infection, but disposable material degradation is slow, easy to cause environmental pollution, usually on the protective requirements of high surgical clothing, isolation clothing more than the use of this type. Reusable type after use need to be washed, high temperature disinfection and other measures, usually the comfort of the material is better, but the protective performance is usually poor, usually on the protective requirements of the daily work clothes more than the use of this type.
What is the use of medical protective clothing
1, protection
Protection is the most important performance requirements of medical protective clothing, including liquid barrier, microbial barrier and barrier to particulate matter and other aspects.
2, physical and mechanical properties
Physical and mechanical properties mainly refers to the tear resistance, puncture resistance, abrasion resistance and other capabilities of medical protective clothing materials. Avoid tearing, puncture place for bacteria and viruses to provide a channel for dissemination, wear resistance can prevent the fall of flotsam place for bacteria and viruses to provide a place for reproduction.
3, other properties
Medical protective clothing in addition to the properties listed above, but also need to have disinfection resistance, good color fastness to washing, to prevent shrinkage, non-flammable, non-toxic, non-***, harmless to the skin and other properties.
Medical protective clothing three levels of protection First level of protection1, wear overalls, isolation clothing, wearing a work cap and medical protective mask.
2, each contact with the patient immediately after hand washing and disinfection. Hand disinfection with 0.3 to 0.5% povidone-iodine disinfectant or rapid hand disinfectant rubbing 1 to 3 minutes.
3. Gloves are recommended for contact with suspected body fluids, secretions, excretions, and other substances.
Secondary protection1, into the isolation observation room, specialized wards and laboratory testing personnel must wear medical protective masks, every 4 hours to replace 1 time or sense of dampness is replaced; wear overalls, protective clothing, isolation clothing, footwear, gloves, work cap.
2, each contact with the patient immediately after the hand wash and disinfection. Hand disinfection with 0.3 ~ 0.5% iodophor disinfectant or rapid hand disinfectant rubbing 1 ~ 3 minutes.
3, the patient to implement close operation, wear protective glasses.
4, for operations that may produce spatter, wear protective glasses or protective masks, and pay attention to the respiratory tract and mucous membrane protection.
Tertiary protection
In the second level of protection on the basis of the addition of a comprehensive type of respiratory protection.
How to use protective clothing Wearing protective clothing
1, check the expiration date and integrity of the protective clothing, choose the right model;
2, open the protective clothing, zipper to the appropriate position;
3, first wear the lower garment, and then wear the upper garment, and then wear the protective cap to the head after the head (the protective clothing cap to be completely covered with disposable cap), zipper, seal the zipper mouth.
The method of taking off the protective clothing1, unlock the sealing tape, open the zipper, lift the hat upward, so that the hat off the head;
2, take off the sleeves, from top to bottom side of the side of the protective clothing rolled into a package shape, the contamination face inward, the process of taking off the protective clothing can not touch the outside of the suit and the inner layer of the coveralls, so that there is no secondary contamination;
3, will be taken off the protective clothing thrown into the medical The medical waste containers.