Undressing phase
We recommend that the undressing phase takes place in a dedicated
changing room, located immediately upon leaving the COVID area. It
involves the following steps: 1] remove the second pair of gloves and
replace it with a pair of clean gloves; 2] remove the disposable full
body scrubs and dispose it in the appropriate container (the front and
sleeves of the dress are contaminated, so open the zipper or untie the
laces, move it away from the neck and shoulders, touching only inside
the garment , turn the lab coat upside down, fold or roll it up and
throw it away); 3] remove the first pair of gloves (the outside of the
gloves is potentially contaminated, therefore first remove one glove by
grasping and pulling it from the outside, then remove the other glove by
inserting a finger into the cuff of the glove and thus remove it, taking
care not to touch its external part); 4] remove the glasses and/or the
protective visor (their front is potentially contaminated, therefore to
remove them, grasping the side sections, and place them in a bag for
disinfection); 5] remove the mask: first the surgical mask, and then
the FFP2 or FFP3, (the front of the mask is potentially contaminated,
therefore after having loosened the rear laces, grasp the front of the
mask, move it away from the face and remove it); 6] remove cap and
shoes covers if not already removed upon removal of the full body
scrubs; 7] remove the second pair of gloves; 8] practice good hand
hygiene with soap and water or alcohol. For technical reasons, the
undressing phase in the video takes place in the same area where the
dressing took place, but we remark the importance of undressing in a
separate, dedicated area. Figure 4 shows the path that the operator
should follow to avoid contamination of the rooms, starting from the
dressing phase until returning to the clean common area.