Table 1 Compliance with wearing single PPE items

Mask

Wearing a mask prior to donning (mandatory)

(FFP2/N95 mask = 386; surgical mask 51)

437/437

100%

Fitting a new mask during donning

10/437

2%

Wearing any mask at 1st patient contact

437/437

100%

Wearing a FFP2/N95 mask at 1st patient contact

394/437

90%

Wearing a surgical mask at 1st patient contact

43/437

10%

Wearing no mask at 1st patient contact

0/437

0%

Wearing mask correctly (mouse and nose covered)

437/437

100%

Goggles

Wearing protective glasses prior to donning (not mandatory)

0/437

0%

Wearing any glasses at 1st patient contact

405/437

93%

Wearing protective glasses at 1st patient contact

(protective glasses only = 271; protective glasses over own glasses = 79)

350/437

80%

Wearing own glasses only at 1st patient contact

(vain attempt to fit protective glasses over own glasses = 16/59)

55/437

13%

Wearing no glasses at 1st patient contact

32/437

7%

Wearing glasses/goggles correctly (both eyes protected)

405/405

100%

Gloves

Wearing gloves prior to donning (not mandatory)

26/437

6%

Fitting new gloves during donning

3/26

12%

Wearing gloves at 1st patient contact

435/437

99.5%

Wearing no gloves at 1st patient contact

2/437

0.5%

Wearing gloves correctly (both hands covered)

435/435

100%

Gown

Wearing a gown prior to donning (not mandatory)

0/437

0%

Wearing a gown at 1st patient contact

436/437

99.8%

Wearing no gown at 1st patient contact

(gown too small for body size = 1)

1/437

0.2%

Wearing gown correctly

(gown completely closed at backside)

148/436

34%

Gown only partially closed at backside

244/436

56%

Gown completely open at backside

44/436

10%

Cap

Wearing a cap prior to donning (not mandatory)

0/437

0%

Wearing a cap at 1st patient contact

399/437

91%

Wearing no cap at 1st patient contact

38/437

9%

Wearing cap correctly (hair fully covered)

316/399

79%

Wearing cap not correctly (hair not fully covered)

83/399

11%