Disposable gloves and aprons are used to protect health professionals and patients from the risks of infection. However, it is important to use them appropriately or they may increase patients’ risk ...

The use of protective clothing is an essential element of infection prevention and control. Many items of protective clothing are incorporated within the concept of universal precautions – the ...

The Army will be brought in to help get deliveries of protective equipment to frontline NHS staff who are battling the coronavirus pandemic. Hospital trusts have been told they will be receiving ...

WASHINGTON - (Nov. 8, 2017) - The fingertips are among the body's most sensitive areas and have the ability to detect very subtle changes to the surface of an object. For this reason, inspectors ...

Healthcare workers are also going off sick due to fears about a lack of face masks, gloves and aprons amid global shortages. One doctor said PPE was locked away at the hospital she works at after ...

Infrared thermal imaging is a much better detective, with 50 percent of study participants picking out all holes intentionally drilled into a test apron compared with just 6 percent of participants ...