PPE buddies

[Anonymous]

Hi All,
I was wondering if any organisation has encouraged the use of PPE buddies?
What I mean is pairs or triplets each shift to keep a watch out for each
other to help people use PPE well.
It seems that this is by far the most difficult part of using PPE.

Did the staff think it was a good idea?
How was it introduced?

kind regards
Glenda Farmer (metropolitan Melbourne)
Infection control solutions
glenda@smartdentist.com.au
http://www.smartdentist.com.au

Be smart with Safety and Quality

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[Lavender, Ursula]

Yes, we have strongly encouraged buddies and one of our bigger hospitals has adapted its staff log so that it contains a column for the buddy to initial that the PPE was donned and doffed correctly.
I have staff arguing that they cant do this if theyre busy but we have trained support services, nurses and even ward clerks and receptionists in smaller sites so that they can be the buddy. I tell them that this has to be a priority for everyones safety.
Ursula

Ursula Lavender
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Busselton Health Campus
WA Country Health Service, South West
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Sent: Friday, 17 July 2020 8:38 AM
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Subject: [ACIPC_Infexion_Connexion] PPE buddies

Hi All,
I was wondering if any organisation has encouraged the use of PPE buddies?
What I mean is pairs or triplets each shift to keep a watch out for each other to help people use PPE well.
It seems that this is by far the most difficult part of using PPE.

Did the staff think it was a good idea?
How was it introduced?

kind regards
Glenda Farmer (metropolitan Melbourne)
Infection control solutions
glenda@smartdentist.com.au
http://www.smartdentist.com.au

Be smart with Safety and Quality
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