Widely Used Hospital Gowns Show Signs of Exposing Workers to Infection
Visibly filmsy "isolation" gowns, OK'd by the CDC for Covid and other infectious disease care, have been found by a new study to be unsafe.
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Visibly filmsy "isolation" gowns, OK'd by the CDC for Covid and other infectious disease care, have been found by a new study to be unsafe.
Isolation gowns are supposed to protect healthcare workers from splattered bodily fluids. New studies suggest that too much liquid seeps through some disposable gowns, creating a risk of infection.