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Table 5 Answers of the 6 volunteers concerning their perception of different gowns and doffing time recorded

From: Personal protective equipment and doffing procedures in out-of-hospital practice: assessment with a contamination simulation

 

Mistake while doffing (yes)

Contamination while doffing (yes)

Doffing time (mean time in min)

Comfort*

Ease to remove*

Safety*

Average score of comfort, ease to remove, and safety

Surgical gown

1/6

1/6

01:29

8.8

9.0

8.8

8.9

Full body coverall

4/6

4/6

02:26

8.7

6.5

8.8

8.0

Self-made alternative PPE

2/6

3/6

02:06

7.5

6.3

7.2

7.0

Non-surgical isolation gown

2/6

2/6

02:06

7.7

7.2

7.2

7.4

P

  

0.005

0.085

0.364

0.059

 
  1. *On a scale from 1 (totally disagree) to 10 (totally agree)
  2. Answers of the 6 volunteers concerning their opinion on a scale from 1—totally disagree—to 10—totally agree—on each tested gowns with regard to mean comfort, ease to remove, and confidence self-estimated scores; average score of comfort, ease to remove and safety of their self-perceived opinion about potential mistake and contamination while doffing (yes or no); mean measured time for doffing
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International Journal of Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1865-1380

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