No matter from which disease a person is suffering, disposable protective wear
and proper
cleaning and sanitation are the most important parts of the treatment of sick people. With
no protective clothing and hygiene, germs, which are the main cause of the various
diseases, spread from one person to another. These are specifically harmful for the weak
people. Medical protective clothing, which helps in protecting the staff and patients from non-
sterilized environment and pathogens, includes:
Safety glasses or face shields: These are basically the goggles made of plastic. These
protect the eyes from swift splatter of blood, vomit etc. Some of them swathe around the
temples, thus giving extra protection to the wearer. Masks: Worn over mouth and nose,
these prevent exhaling and inhaling of micro organisms.
Surgical gowns: Generally used by surgeons, these are reusable or disposable as well.
These generally reach till calf and have elasticized bands at sleeves. According to
various studies, around 10% of the people get infection from General surgery set
, and this count is
far more among the patients in intensive care, as they have very low immunity to these
infections. The use of protective clothing becomes imperative while handling the
vulnerable areas. In a hospital, where the staff is in direct contact with the germs all
the time, the protective clothing has become an integral part of their work. However,
still there are a number of hospitals where not much importance is given to protective
clothing or their cleaning. One thing which hospital staff has to understand is that in
hospitals the periphery between good health and infections is very small and thus, taking
preventive measures becomes quite important.
It is not only the staff which is under the threat; in fact, even patients are under high
risk. According to some researches there are certain infections which are generally
harmless, but when these come in contact with the vulnerable or already sick patients,
then these turn up into life threatening diseases. The main reason for which is the low
immunity of the patient.
Although there are some Disposable Scrub Suit
which have not realized the importance of protective
clothing, but most of the hospitals have understood their importance, and therefore it
would not be wrong to say that they are not only protecting themselves, but also making
every single effort to help patients recover in the best possible way.
