Doff isolation PPE without self-contamination
Practice the CDC doffing order from infection-control training. Gloves come off first; hand hygiene happens after gloves, after the gown, and after face protection.
- Remove gloves using the glove-in-glove method.
- Perform hand hygiene.
- Remove the gown by turning it inward and discard it.
- Perform hand hygiene.
- Leave the room.
- Remove eye protection by the straps or ear pieces; do not touch the front.
- Remove the mask or respirator by the straps only.
- Perform hand hygiene again.