Disposable Hospital Apparels

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Benefits of Disposable Hospital Apparels

Features of Disposable Hospital Apparels

Reliability

Reusable scrubs can wear down over time due to repeated use and laundering. On the other hand, disposable hospital apparels such as single-use, disposable scrubs and gowns are made with durable material and are not subject to the effects of reuse, transport, storage, laundering, and decontamination. Disposable gowns supplied by a professional manufacturer are also less subject to incidental factors such as getting lost or damaged.

Prevent Cross-Contamination

Quality disposable apparel can also stand up to the many substances that healthcare workers routinely encounter. This means disposable scrubs are effective for Standard and Transmission-Based Precautions. Most importantly, disposable scrubs help prevent cross-contamination. Going from patient to patient wearing the same scrubs can spread illnesses. Wearing disposable scrubs overtop of your clothing and properly disposing of them after each patient helps contain contaminants before they spread to laundering service workers, your own home, or other patients.

Low Cost

At least two studies have found that disposable surgical scrubs are actually less expensive when compared to reusable options. While a strong economic case can't be made for either option with current data, it appears that the price of disposable apparel is competitive compared to reusable options. Individual healthcare facilities may perform cost analyses to understand exactly how reusable versus disposable scrubs would impact the organization financially.

Comfort

Advances in textiles and materials have helped disposable scrubs become much softer and more comfortable than previous options. Research has indicated that breathability and temperature levels are in many cases comparable to reusable options. Of course, personal preference is a factor to be considered. It's possible that hospital staff members would be more open to switching to disposables if they are made aware of newer standards of comfort now available on the market.

Common Types of Material Used in Disposable Hospital Apparels

 

Spunbond-Melblown-Spunbond (SMS)

Spunbond-meltblown-spunbond (SMS) materials are multi-layered fabrics, commonly used in medical gowns, face masks, drapes, and sterilization wraps. They are made of 100% Polypropylene. The manufacturing processes for spunbond and meltblown non-wovens both start with a process called spun-melt, but then diverge to yield different types of fibres with different properties. Spun-melt creates nonwoven webs by heating thermoplastic polymers (e.g., polypropylene, polyester or nylon) and extruding them through a metal plate with a spinneret. This extrusion process is like a garlic press where the materials are pressed through a grate to create string-like fibres.

 

Spunbond Nonwoven Polypropylene

Spunbond fabrics are produced by extruding a melted polymer through a spinneret to form long thin filaments. These filaments (5 - 20 um diameter) are collected on a moving conveyor belt, where they form a fibrous web. The web of nonwoven fibres is then passed between two heated rollers, which thermally bond the web together to give it better strength and durability.

 

Meltblown Non-woven Spunbond Polypropylene

Meltblown nonwovens start off with a spun-melt process like that of spunbond fibres. However, the process after filaments are extruded from the spinneret is different. The extruded fibres are immediately subjected to high-velocity hot air streams coming from both sides of the spinneret. Although made from the same raw stock as spunbond Non-woven Spunbond Polypropylene, the structure of the meltblown material, and the size of the fibres are different. Meltblown fabrics have many ultrafine fibres for a given weight and create fabrics with large surface areas, which yields excellent filtration properties as well as good insulating properties. However, meltblown NWPP tears easily is harder to sterilize and may pose an inhalation risk.

 

Polyethylene (PE)

Polyethylene is a very useful plastic and is used as a fibre to make such items as medical gowns Polyethylene is a lightweight, durable thermoplastic with a variable crystalline structure. Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) is a very flexible material with unique flow properties that makes it particularly suitable for gowns and other plastic film applications. LDPE has high ductility but low tensile strength, which is evident in the real world by its propensity to stretch when strained.

 

Polypropylene (PP)

This is a single layer of polypropylene nonwoven fabric. It is a soft fabric-like cloth that allows for low fluid exposures. Additionally, it acts as a barrier to harmful agents. Polypropylene is a plastic that comes in many varieties that has the added benefit of being the least harmful to the environment. Polypropylene, a polymer that is inert and environmentally friendly is gaining popularity across industries. PP fabrics are resistant to bacteria and other microorganisms. It is also highly resistant to mildew. Additionally, polypropylene fibers are difficult to ignite. They can be ignited but are not combustible. It can be made flame retardant by adding certain additives.

 

Polyethylene Coated Polypropylene

The PP stands for polypropylene which is a thermoplastic. It is strong and can generally withstand high temperatures. Polyethylene is also a thermoplastic very similar to polypropylene. When the spun-bond polypropylene is combining with PE coating (polyethylene), it offers an extra barrier to chemical resistance and waterproof performance. This standard fabric is for protection against microbial particulates and lighter fluid in non-toxic workplaces and grim work environments.

6 Jobs That Call for Disposable Apparels

Maintaining, inspecting, and extending the life of your personal protective equipment (PPE) is a hot topic. But despite all this talk about prolonging the usable life of our equipment, sometimes the best option is disposable gear that can be destroyed immediately after using it. Sounds strange, right? Why would you spend money on PPE just to toss it away after using it? While it may not sound like the most fiscally responsible thing to do it, it's often the only way to ensure the safety of your workers and the public. Let's look at some of the jobs that call for disposable clothing so you can see what I mean.

HAZMAT Operations
Many people have only seen HAZMAT suits on television and in the movies. But if your job is to clean up biological agents, radioactive materials, and chemicals that have leaked into the environment, these suits are a daily reality for you. These full body protective outfits protect you against any number of toxins you can be exposed to while carrying out your work. HAZMAT suits come in various levels of protection, the highest being a Level A that involves a gas-tight, vapor-tight, splash-resistant suit and a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). Chemical-resistant gloves (both inner and outer) and footwear are also required, with emphasis on the need for puncture-resistant materials to protect against cuts that could allow toxic materials to reach the skin.

Chemical Laboratories
You need special protective equipment when handling chemicals, so it makes sense that you'd need quite a bit of protection when you're involved in manufacturing them. Employees in chemical laboratories need protection not only from the chemicals they're working with, but also from the agents used to clean up spills. Disposable protective gear in chemical laboratories also ensures the quality of the product. Putting on a fresh piece of protective clothing prevents accidental contamination of the raw chemicals and compounds being developed. Chemical lab employees work with any number of elements that could be toxic. Gloves, coveralls, and eyewear are essential in these workplaces. Obviously, the more toxic or fragile the chemicals, the more protection is necessary.

Health and Medical Professions
Doctors, nurses, and other medical staff require disposable protective gear to prevent contamination and the spread of disease. Imagine if a surgeon were to operate on one patient and then ran over to treat another one without changing their gloves. You don't need medical training to know that is trouble waiting to happen. It's not just about contaminating patients, though. Medical teams often work on patients with contagious diseases and need to make sure they don't contract it themselves. Protective gear has come a long way since the sadly ineffective plague masks worn by physicians in the Dark Ages, but we haven't yet found a way to make sure diseases don't spread without items that can be discarded.

Food Service
We've all heard horror stories about things that go on in restaurants. But there are fewer and fewer mishaps when food handlers use hair nets, gloves, and other disposable items. Hair nets aren't only for the head anymore, either. Nylon beard nets are now an option to control facial hair and prevent contaminating the food. Every level of food service uses disposable clothing. Even school cafeterias have adopted disposable gloves and hair nets when handling student lunches. Nursing homes, hospital cafeterias, and fast food restaurants have also gone well beyond "Employees Must Wash Hands" signs and made sure that anyone prepping the food slips on disposable gloves before starting their work.

Medical Device Manufacturing
How sanitary wound a syringe be if it were handled by every single person on the production line? What about IVs and catheters? Would you want to use one of these medical devices if it had been touched by any number of strangers? Probably not. Medical device manufacturers fall somewhere between the health and medical field and chemical laboratory teams. They need to keep the items sterile while also avoiding being injured by the materials they're working with. Aprons, eyewear, gloves, and even disposable shoe covers can be required depending on the type of device being manufactured.

Forensic Investigation
If you've ever watched a crime show, you're familiar with the scene of the forensic team pulling on a pair of disposable gloves before bagging up key items and even collecting hair and fiber samples. It doesn't take an expert to know why they do it: if their fingerprints or DNA gets all over the scene, it can compromise the evidence they collect. But it's more than that, isn't it? Of course. Forensic teams may need to wear disposable shoe covers and other clothing items in case they come into contact with toxins and other hazards. After all, who knows what those criminal operations keep lying around.