How to Choose the Medical Gown? What Are Its Classification Standards?

Medical gown is mainly used in medical and health institutions. When medical personnel need to care those who may suffer from specific infectious diseases, the correct wearing of protective products such as medical protective clothing can play an effective role in isolation and prevention.

1. How to choose medical gown?

First, consider the nature of the disease. According to the current clinical understanding of the disease, and according to the etiology and transmission mode of the disease, determine what kind of protective clothing to choose, such as choosing different targeted protective clothing according to blood transmission, transmission via droplets, body fluid transmission, and the transmission of the disease.

If the mode of transmission is uncertain, the transmission mode of the disease should be determined as much as possible, and comprehensive protection work should be done before this.

2. Classification of medical gown

(1) According to the purpose, it can be divided into daily work gowns, surgical gowns, isolation gowns and protective gowns.

(2) According to the service life, it can be divided into disposable protective clothing and reusable protective clothing.

(3)According to the material, it can be divided into woven and non-woven medical gown.

3. Grade of medical gown

The classification standard of China's protective clothing is Pharmaceutical industry standard of the People's Republic of China YY/T 1499-2016 Liquid barrier performance and classification of protective apparel intended for use in health care facilities, which divides medical gown into 4 levels. The higher the level, the better the protective performance.

Medical gown belongs to the second-class medical device, which needs to be reviewed by the relevant standards of the second-class medical device and be produced according to the requirements.

4. The scope of application of medical gown

Medical gown refers to the protective clothing used by medical personnel (doctors, nurses, public health personnel, cleaning personnel, etc.) and people entering specific medical and health areas (such as patients, hospital visitors, personnel entering infected areas, etc.).

Medical gown needs to meet the requirements of protection, comfort, physical and mechanical properties and other performance. Special medical protective clothing includes chemical protective clothing, electromagnetic radiation protective clothing and nuclear and radiation protective clothing.