Safety experts warn healthcare organizations against using PPE made outside the United States or by non-traditional suppliers. More than half of disposable isolation gowns tested by ECRI failed to ...
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Approximately 50% of disposable isolation gowns made outside the U.S. or by nontraditional manufacturers have failed to meet required protection standards, according to tests performed by the ...
Disposable medical gowns commonly used by staff in hospitals and nursing homes provide minimal protection for staff against the spread of pathogens and disease, and reusable gowns can provide greater ...
More than half of disposable isolation gowns tested by the ECRI Institute failed to meet standard protection levels, the patient safety organization said Nov. 10. ECRI researchers evaluated 34 ...
StringKing, a Gardena-based sporting goods, custom-fit apparel and PPE manufacturer, announced Thursday it has won four Defense Logistics Agency contracts to produce 19 million disposable isolation ...
Nonprofit safety organization warns that disposable isolation gowns may put healthcare workers at risk of contamination from insufficient barrier protection PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Aug. 16, 2023 ...
GREENSBORO, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kontoor Brands, Inc. (NYSE: KTB), a global lifestyle apparel company, with a portfolio led by two of the world’s most iconic consumer brands, Wrangler® and Lee®, ...
Disposable gowns designed to deflect the splatter of bodily fluids, used in thousands of U.S. hospitals, have underperformed in recent and ongoing laboratory tests and may fall short of safety ...