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Ebola safety how-to lessons offered to Canadian hospital workers

Health-care workers prepare to treat potential Ebola patients by training how to put on and take off protective gear safely.

What happens in a hospital after a patient's history suggests potential Ebola exposure

Ebola preparations

10 years ago
Duration 3:05
Watch CBC's Kas Roussy get a demonstration of how hospital workers suit up to treat a potential Ebola patient

Health-care workers at Canadian hospitals receive training on the precautions to take when treating patients potentially infected with the Ebola virus.

Health officials have stressed that a key step is to ask people about their travel history. But then what?

Watch CBC's Kas Roussy get a demonstration at Toronto East General Hospital of:

  • How to put onand take offpersonal protective equipment, such as gowns, face masks and gloves, in a careful manner. The steps to remove contaminated equipment without infecting yourself are painstaking.
  • An isolation unit where suspected Ebola patients are taken.
  • How the personal protective gear is disposed of once used.

Several other Canadian hospitals are offering their staff similar training.