Personal protective equipment used in medical and industrial sectors includes face shields, gloves, goggles and glasses, gowns, head covers, masks, respirators, and shoe covers.
Face shields protect the face from infectious droplets that carry infectious germs. Gloves cover the hands and wrists from physical contact and droplet exposure. Goggles fit securely around the eyes preventing any potential contamination through spraying. Gowns protect most parts of the body from infection. Potentially infectious diseases can travel to the head as well as from the head and headcovers are worn to avoid such situations.
Surgical masks and respirators are fluid-resistant and provide the wearer with protection against large droplets. Splashes or sprays. It also protects the patients from the wearer’s respiratory emissions. They can filter out 95% of airborne particles including large and small particles. PPEs are generally disposable unless in a situation when they are in critical shortage.
Manufactured under expert medical guidance personal protective equipment (PPE) and sanitization products from Sri Lanka are designed to protect and empower health care & frontline workers battling COVID -19 around the world
