12/02/2020: Lab Advisory: CDC Releases New PPE Video Job Aids for Laboratories
Audience: Clinical Laboratory Professionals
Level: Laboratory Advisory
CDC recently released three new video job aids to provide clinical laboratory professionals with guidance regarding the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE):
- Fundamentals of Donning and Doffing PPE
- PPE Plus Droplet Protection – Disposable Face Mask
- PPE Plus Droplet Protection – Disposable Face Mask (Removing Gown and Gloves Together)
Click here to view the new job aids.
Online resources:
- CDC Laboratory Training
- Interim Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines for Handling and Processing Specimens Associated with COVID-19
- Information for Laboratories about COVID-19
- Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 for Laboratories
- CDC’s Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS)
- Register for CDC Health Alert Network (HAN) notifications, including updates about COVID-19. Enter your email address, search for HAN, and sign up
For questions, please contact us at LOCS@cdc.gov.
Thank you,
The Laboratory Outreach Communication System
Laboratory Outreach Communication System | Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS)
Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (CSELS)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)