Table 5.
The use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in specific professional situations among animal care professionals in the workplace.
| Variables | Frequency, n (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No special protection (Level 1) | Gloves or a protective cloth (Level 2) | Gloves and a protective cloth (Level 3) | Surgical mask, goggles, boots, protective clothing, & gloves (Level 4) | Level of PPE considered appropriate | |
| Handling an animal with a haemorrhage | 7 (5.19) | 46 (34.07) | 50 (37.04) | 32 (23.70) | 3 through 4 |
| Handling of products of conception and assisting with parturition | 2 (1.48) | 39 (28.89) | 52 (38.52) | 42 (31.11) | Level 4 |
| Performing surgery | 1 (0.74) | 12 (8.89) | 38 (28.15) | 84 (62.22) | Level 4 |
| Performing necropsy or handling tissues | 18 (13.33) | 34 (25.19) | 45 (33.33) | 38 (28.15) | Level 4 |