OBJECTIVE In this study, we aimed to describe the processes of both the donning and the doffing of personal protective equipment for Ebola and evaluate contamination during the doffing process. METHODS We recruited study participants among physicians and nurses of the emergency department of Samsung Medical Center in Seoul, Korea. Participants were asked to carry out doffing and donning proce...

As hospitals across the nation were preparing for the possibility of Ebola or Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV) cases, healthcare workers underwent intricate training in the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). An Ebola or MERS-CoV patient requiring intubation places a healthcare worker at risk for exposure to bodily secretions. The procedure must be performed only after app...