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Isolation gowns
How often do you see non-compliance?

If your answer is too often, you’re not alone.

Best practices for infection control apparel

92.3%

Contamination occurred in 92.3% of simple set PPE donning and doffing instances.5

Over-the-head Isolation Gown Infographic

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Employee

IMPACT

 

69%

of nurses surveyed believe that traditional neck closures using ties or tape-tabs are left unfastened at least 25% of the time2

NOT fastening the neck of an isolation gown can lead to—

  • Drooping in the front
  • Reducing mobility
  • Leaving the chest and shoulders unprotected
  • Increases the likelihood of workplace exposure and cross-contamination

BAD HABITS become dangerous behavior

alert icon.When PPE is required, there is no such thing as a low risk environment. Any environment can turn high risk at any moment.
 

icon illustration of a nurse.Human error

During donning, including not tying the back of the gown, was cited as an issue.3

Bottom line

IMPACT

 

722,000

Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) in U.S. acute care hospitals in 20111

75,000

Patient deaths during hospitalization1

HAIs are estimated to cost an average of

$20.5k - $26k
per patient4

1% ACA cuts

to Medicare payments for hospitals that fall into the top 25% Infection rates6pie chart icon with 25 percent shaded red.

(Education) time is money

Clock icon.Internal PPE compliance monitoring and re-education can take a significant portion of Infection Prevention and Nurse Education’s time.
 

In a recent survey—

28% in contact with OPIM.

Reported that someone on their staff has come in contact with other potentially infectious material (OPIM) while wearing a traditional neck closure isolation gown.2

31% without training.

Respondents said that employees do not receive training when they start at their facility.2

Less than half.

Are not routinely trained throughout the year on proper PPE protocols.2

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References and footnotes:

1 From https://www.cdc.gov/hai/surveillance/index.html, referencing http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1306801#t=articleResults
2 Data from: The Key Group, July 2017, “Infection Control Over-the-Head Gowns Awareness, Perception, and Usage Study”
3 According to a recent simulation study conducted at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. “Use of personal protective equipment among health care personnel: Results of clinical observations and simulations” from American Journal of Infection Control 45 (2017) 17-23
4 https://www.cdc.gov/HAI/pdfs/hai/Scott_CostPaper.pdf, page 13
5 Use of personal protective equipment among health care personnel: Results of clinical observations and simulations” from American Journal of Infection Control 45 (2017) 17-23
6 HIDA Acute 2016 Market Report, page 24

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