Gowns are considered the second largest personal protective equipment after gloves. Nonsterile isolation gowns should be worn to protect moving arms and exposed body areas when contact with clothing, blood, body fluids, secretions and excreta is expected, it is designed to help protect your workers from infectious droplets , liquid infiltration and intrusion by solids, and help prevent the spread of microorganisms to vulnerable residents. So who needs to wear isolation gowns?

1. Persons in low-risk settings, such as those in basic care, standard isolation, visitor gowns, or standard medical units. They usually require a basic level 1 fluid resistance to combat the spread of COVID-19 because there is not much risk of blood or other bodily fluids being diverted.

2. Patients or staff in blood draws, suturing, intensive care unit (ICU), or pathology laboratories.

3. Arterial blood draws, insertion of intravenous (IV) lines, people in emergency rooms, or trauma cases.

4. Persons requiring pathogen resistance or patients or staff in infectious disease settings during prolonged, fluid-intensive procedures.

Hefei C&P provides EN13795 high-performance gowns that comply with international standards to protect the wearer from the transfer of microorganisms and body fluids in patient isolation situations.