| Kimberly-Clark* Isolation Gowns |
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| KC300 |
| Maximum Protection |
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- For use when expected risk of exposure to fluid is moderate
- Meets AAMI Level 3 requirements
- Heavy-weight SMS fabric
- Recommended for: †
- Drawing arterial blood, inserting I.V. lines
- ER, Trauma, Burn Units, Critical Care Units
- Bacterial Filtration Efficiency: Holds out 92% of Staphylococcus aureus, 99.8% of Dry Spore.*
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| KC200 |
| Facility-Wide Use |
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- For use when expected risk of exposure to fluid is between low and moderate
- Meets AAMI Level 2 requirements
- Medium-weight SMS fabric
- Recommended for: †
- Suturing, blood draw, inserting I.V. lines, specimen handling, drawing arterial blood
- ICU, Hyperbaric and Dialysis Units, Labs and Pathology, Nursery
- Bacterial Filtration Efficiency: Holds out 85% of Staphylococcus aureus, 99.4% of Dry Spore.*
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| KC100 |
| Basic Protection |
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- For use when expected risk of exposure to fluid is low
- Meets AAMI Level 1 requirements
- Light-weight SMS Fabric
- Recommended for: †
- Transporting patients, Basic patient care
- Laundry, Housekeeping
- Bacterial Filtration Efficiency: Holds out 79% of Staphylococcus aureus, 99.5% of Dry Spore.*
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| † Recommended areas and tasks are based on feedback from a research panel of 300 Registered Nurses, Infection Control Practitioners, and Materials Managers. Ultimately, the health care personnel using these gowns must make the final decision on which level of protection is appropriate, given the anticipated risk of fluid exposure. |
| *Data on file |
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