BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- The Ebola virus has taken a significant toll on health care workers. An estimated 236 of them have died already in West Africa and many more have been infected. That makes the protective suits that medical professionals wear critical to their safety.
These are some of the tools of the trade for doctor and nurses fighting the Ebola epidemic: what's known as personal protective equipment.
At Project C.U.R.E. in Centennial, Colorado, a major provider of donated medical supplies to developing countries
Operations Specialist Oliver Cunningham is talking about all the steps involved in putting on a protective anti-contamination suit. An assortment of different items cover the feet, the hands and the rest of a person's body.
The goal is to keep a patient's bodily fluids from touching the skin of the person treating that patient or even the clothing covering the skin.
Once the last duct tape has been applied, the suit-wearer is sealed off from the environment, at least as much as possible.
The key is attention to detail and carrying out all those steps correctly. At a time when even those wearing suits have been infected, a health worker's life depends on it.
(Source: CNTV.com)
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