COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Isolation Precautions Special Droplet/Contact Precautions Airborne Respirator/Contact Precautions VS Updated Guidelines for PPE Usage Swedish is aligning with the regional health care systems and the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for PPE usage. Our adoption of the Special Droplet/Contact Precautions, in addition to standard precautions, takes effect on March 6, 2020. Our new practices are outlined below. Contact Clinical Education and Practice or Infection Prevention for answers to your questions related to our new guidelines. 1 Only essential personnel should enter this room! Perform hand hygiene when entering the room (wash or gel hands) 2 Wear a mask (follow Airborne Respirator/Contact Precautions for aerosolizing procedures) 3 Wear eye protection (face shield or goggles) You will follow Airborne Respirator/Contact Precautions when performing aerosol generating procedures that may include the following: 4 Wear a gown 5 Wear gloves Everyone must, prior to entering: KEEP DOOR CLOSED Use patient dedicated or disposable equipment. Clean and disinfect shared equipment. Wet time: 3 minutes Wet time: 2 minutes Use the Purple or Gray Sani-Cloths Routine Patient Care Aerosolizing Procedures Reusable or disposable gown Surgical mask Face shield goggles, exam gloves VS Reusable or disposable gown N95 mask (fit tested), or PAPR/CAPR Face shield goggles, exam gloves Additional PPE as needed (Sputum Induction, Open Airway Suctioning, Aerosol Medication Therapy, Bronchoscopy, Intubation/Extubation) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Manual ventilation before intubation Intubation/extubation Breaking the ventilator circuit Broncoschopy Open suction of the respiratory tract Tracheotomy, Tracheal intubation, Placement or Exchange of Tracheostomy tubes Nebulizers High flow nasal cannula Continuous aerosol procedures CPAP Donning and doffing for AIRBORNE and CONTACT precautions with N95/PAPR/CAPR have NOT changed! Perform hand hygiene when entering the room (wash or gel hands) 1 Everyone must, prior to entering: 2 Wear PAPR or fitted N95 mast prior to entering room Airborne Infection Isolation Room (negative pressure) preferred. Keep door closed. 3 Wear a gown 4 Wear gloves Use patient dedicated or disposable equipment. Clean and disinfect shared equipment. 5 Wear eye protection (face shield or goggles)

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COVID-19(Coronavirus)

Isolation Precautions

Special Droplet/ContactPrecautions

Airborne Respirator/ContactPrecautionsVS

Updated Guidelines for PPE UsageSwedish is aligning with the regional health care systems and the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for PPEusage. Our adoption of the Special Droplet/Contact Precautions, in addition to standard precautions, takes effect onMarch 6, 2020. Our new practices are outlined below. Contact Clinical Education and Practice or Infection Prevention foranswers to your questions related to our new guidelines.

Only essential personnel should enter this room!

Perform hand hygiene when enteringthe room (wash or gel hands)

2Wear a mask (follow AirborneRespirator/Contact Precautions foraerosolizing procedures)

Wear eye protection (face shield orgoggles)

You will follow Airborne Respirator/ContactPrecautions when performing aerosol generatingprocedures that may include the following:

Wear a gown

5 Wear gloves

Everyone must, prior to entering:

KEEP DOOR CLOSED

Use patient dedicated or disposable equipment.Clean and disinfect shared equipment.

Wet time:3 minutes

Wet time:2 minutes

Use the Purple or Gray Sani-Cloths

Routine Patient Care Aerosolizing Procedures

Reusable or disposable gownSurgical maskFace shield goggles, exam gloves

Reusable or disposable gownN95 mask (fit tested), or PAPR/CAPRFace shield goggles, exam glovesAdditional PPE as needed

(Sputum Induction, Open Airway Suctioning, Aerosol MedicationTherapy, Bronchoscopy, Intubation/Extubation)

Cardiopulmonary resuscitationManual ventilation before intubationIntubation/extubationBreaking the ventilator circuitBroncoschopyOpen suction of the respiratory tractTracheotomy, Tracheal intubation, Placement orExchange of Tracheostomy tubesNebulizersHigh flow nasal cannulaContinuous aerosol proceduresCPAP

Donning and doffing for AIRBORNE and CONTACTprecautions with N95/PAPR/CAPR have NOT changed!

Perform hand hygiene when entering the room(wash or gel hands)1

Everyone must, prior to entering:

Wear PAPR or fitted N95 mast prior toentering room

Airborne Infection Isolation Room (negative pressure)preferred. Keep door closed.

Wear a gown

Wear gloves

Use patient dedicated or disposable equipment.Clean and disinfect shared equipment.

Wear eye protection (face shield or goggles)