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Module 10
Personal Protective Equipment
Term | Definition |
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Personal protective equipment | Equipment issued to the employee to be used for caring for a patient to reduce the risk of exposure to an infectious agent |
HEPA mask | High efficiency particulate air mask that can filter out 95 to 99% of dust particles; to be worn around patients with tuberculosis. This mask is a type of respirator |
Respirator | A special mask designed to filter out dust particles that may be carrying tuberculosis |