COVID-19 Resources

PPE Shortage Resources

Guidelines created by the Emory's Visual Medical Education team at Emory University School of Medicine to use during PPE shortages (when N95 masks/surgical mask, face shields and gowns may be conserved and reused).

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Putting PPE On - Airborne

N95 mask and eyeware

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Putting PPE On - Droplet

Surgical mask and eyeware

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Extended Wear

Reusing face and eye PPE when supplies are low and the provider is treating only COVID-19 patients.

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Taking PPE Off - Airborne

N95 mask and eyeware

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Conserve PPE

Use these instructions only when PPE supplies are low.

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Conserve PPE

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Taking PPE Off - Droplet

Surgical maks and eyeware

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Store your N95

It is best to use a fresh N95 for each patient. If you must reuse due to low supplies, use this process for reducing COVID-19 contamination.

Store your N95

Hand-washing technique

Infection Prevention nurse Tiya demonstrates the correct hand-washing technique for infection prevention.  

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