PPE selection – Face shield instead of safety glasses plus or minus face mask

[Michelle Bibby]

HI Champions!

Straw pole or any references to support whether or not a HCW caring for a
non COVID/suspect/confirmed person can just wear a face shield and no mask,
or do you believe that it should be a face shield and a mask?

Having a lot of problems with staff with spectacles and now skin issues

So as part of mandatory masks now in Vic:

Option 1 – face shield only

Option 2 – face shield and mask required

Thanks a bunch

Michelle

Michelle Bibby

Infection Prevention Australia

0429071165

michelle@infectionprevention.com.au

http://www.infectionprevention.com.au

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[Anonymous]

Hi Michelle,
This linked video is quite good on Face shields. (it is later on within the
talk)

I don’t believe a face shield by itself would be acceptable.
Face shields are great to keep your mask dry in there is a chance
of splatter e.g. we wear both in dentistry.

It may not be very helpful in your context but skin tape to fix the top of
the mask over the nose will stop fogging; different masks have different
feel – if you can source different suppliers that may be worthwhile. The
level 3 masks have a different feel to the level 2 masks.
It is strange to hear about skin issues. It may be the length of time staff
have the mask on for or the brand?

In this Covid-19 Medical Grand Rounds (July 16, 2020), three world experts
discuss a variety of issues surrounding how the coronavirus moves from
person to p…

kind regards
Glenda Farmer
glenda@smartdentist.com.au
Infection control documentation solutions
http://www.smarthealthcare.com.au

On Sun, Jul 19, 2020 at 10:55 PM Michelle Bibby wrote:

> HI Champions!
>
>
>
> Straw pole or any references to support whether or not a HCW caring for a
> non COVID/suspect/confirmed person can just wear a face shield and no mask,
> or do you believe that it should be a face shield and a mask?
>
>
>
> Having a lot of problems with staff with spectacles and now skin issues
>
>
>
> So as part of mandatory masks now in Vic:
>
>
>
> Option 1 face shield only
>
> Option 2 face shield and mask required
>
>
>
> Thanks a bunch
>
> Michelle
>
>
>
> Michelle Bibby
>
> Infection Prevention Australia
>
> 0429071165
>
> michelle@infectionprevention.com.au
>
> http://www.infectionprevention.com.au
>
>
> MESSAGES POSTED TO THIS LIST ARE SOLELY THE OPINION OF THE AUTHOR, AND DO
> NOT REPRESENT THE OPINION OF ACIPC.
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Glenda Farmer
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http://www.smartdentist.com.au

Be smart with Safety and Quality

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