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Descriptor English: Personal Protective Equipment
Descriptor Spanish: Equipo de Protección Personal
Descriptor equipos de protección individual
Entry term(s) EPP, equipo de protección personal
Scope note: Ropa o equipos especializados que se llevan para la protección contra riesgos para la salud. Los equipos de protección individual (EPI) pueden incluir MÁSCARAS, DISPOSITIVOS DE PROTECCIÓN RESPIRATORIA, DISPOSITIVOS DE PROTECCIÓN DE LA CABEZA, DISPOSITIVOS DE PROTECCIÓN DE LOS OJOS, DISPOSITIVOS DE PROTECCIÓN DE LOS OÍDOS, ROPA DE PROTECCIÓN y calzado de seguridad.
Descriptor Portuguese: Equipamento de Proteção Individual
Descriptor French: Équipement de protection individuelle
Entry term(s): Equipment, Personal Protective
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
Personal Protective Equipments
Protective Equipment, Personal
Tree number(s): E07.700.560
J01.637.708.560
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000067393
Scope note: Specialized clothing or equipment worn for protection against health hazards. Personal Protective Equipment may include MASKS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; and protective footwear.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
MI microbiology
PS parasitology
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2016
History Note: 2016
DeCS ID: 56066
Unique ID: D000067393
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2016/01/01
Date of Entry: 2015/07/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Personal Protective Equipment - Preferred
Concept UI M000599156
Scope note Specialized clothing or equipment worn for protection against health hazards. Personal Protective Equipment may include MASKS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; and protective footwear.
Preferred term Personal Protective Equipment
Entry term(s) Equipment, Personal Protective
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
Personal Protective Equipments
Protective Equipment, Personal



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