Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPR) Skill Assessment

This course is intended to introduce staff to the equipment.
Before use, the wearer must read the manufacturers’ user instructions and must understand the manufacturers’ user instructions including training videos prior to undertaking face-to-face training.

In order to maintain the skills required for use of these devices it is recommended that regular training occurs, even in the absence of infectious patients or aerosol risk at least every three months. That staff understand any risk associated with self-contamination or cross contamination with their use and with doffing and apply required interventions to prevent and understand the application of reusable PAPR in relation to performing patient care activities.