Covid-19 ppt version 5

PPE

• Staff education for donning and doffing PPE is undertaken for staff managing cases
• Opportunity to ensure training of staff is up to date - Limited stocks of PPE should not be used for training and other models of training should occur

Removing PPE
There are a variety of ways to safely remove PPE without contaminating your clothing, skin, or mucous membranes with potentially infectious materials.
See two examples below:

Example 1 Gloves Gown or Apron Goggles or Face shield Mask or Respirator

Example 2 Gown and Gloves (in a combined motion) Goggles or Face shield Mask or Respirator

Perform hand hygiene immediately after glove removal, before removing face protection, before removing mask/respirator and after removal of any contaminated item
Hand Hygiene

Facility Preparedness for COVID-19

 Staff needed (and suitability) to be trained in high level PPE for COVID-19

 Training schedule and staff training in high level PPE –combined precautions

 Consumables required available, easy to locate and accessible to staff.

 Emergency Department trained and up to date with PPE competency and combined precautions

 Intensive Care/Critical Care Department trained and up to date with PPE competency and combined precautions

 Pandemic plan in place - reviewed and updated

INVESTIGATION - arrange for COVID-19 testing if recommended by risk assessment

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) CDNA National Guidelines for Public Health Units

Advice for health workers, staff, healthcare students and volunteers in NSW

• NSW Health recommends that any HW, healthcare student or volunteer with respiratory symptoms or unexplained fever (≥37.50C) should be tested for COVID-19 and immediately self-isolate. They should not return to work duties until they have been tested and cleared from COVID-19 infection
• Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever (≥37.50C), cough, sore/scratchy throat and shortness of breath. Other reported symptoms of COVID-19 include loss of smell, loss of taste, runny nose, muscle pain, joint pain, diarrhoea, nausea/vomiting and loss of appetite.
• The HW, healthcare student or volunteer must also follow the home isolation guidance for people suspected to have COVID-19. There are a number of COVID-19 Testing Clinics throughout NSW. General Practitioners and Emergency Departments can also perform COVID-19 testing