PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) Case: Testing of Stockpiled ANSI/AAMI PB70 Level 4 Surgical Gowns

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]. 07/31/2017 This five-page document discusses work conducted at the request of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). The study evaluated a specific surgical gown model that was in the process of being purchased for the SNS to determine if that gown model met CDC recommendations for use while providing care to patients with Ebola. It evaluated whether this gown model passed the Level 4 requirements of American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) PB70 standard. (PDF)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - August 2, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news