Donning and Removing Isolation Attire

Equipment
- Gown
- Clean gloves

Procedure
For donning attire
1. Wash and dry hands

2. Take gown from isolation cart or cupboard. Put on a new gown each time you enter an isolation room.

3. Hold gown so that opening is in back when you are wearing the gown.

4. Put gown on by placing one arm at a time through sleeves, put gown-up and over your shoulder

5. Wrap gown around your back, tying strings at your neck.

6. Wrap gown around your waist, making sure your back is completely covered. Tie string around your waist.

7. Done eye shield and/or mask, if indicated. Mask is required if there is a risk of splashing fluids.

8. Don clean gloves and pull gloves over gown wristlets.

For Removing Attire
1. Unite gown waist strings

2. Remove gloves and dispose of then in garbage bag.

3. Next, untie neck strings, bringing them around your shoulders, so that gown is partially off your shoulders.

4. Using your dominant hand and grasping clean part of wristlet, put sleeve wristlet over your non-dominant hand. Use your non-dominant hand to up pull sleeve wristlet over your dominant hand.

5. Grasp outside of gown through sleeves at shoulders. Pull gown down over your arms.

6. Hold both gown shoulders in one hand, carefully draw your other hand out of gown, turning arm of gown inside out. Repeat this procedure with your other arm.

7. Hold gown away from your body. Fold gown up inside out.

8. Discard gown in appropriate place

9. Remove eye shield and/or mask and place in receptacle.

10. Wash your hands.