head and puts his or her head through the head opening 24 and puts his or her arms through the sleeves 14 because of the back slit 30 and the teardrop head opening 24 the gown is much easier to put on than a conventional poncho style gown because of the teardrop shape of the head opening 24 higher at the front than at the back the wearer 39 s front is well protected against contamination without the wearer having to manually fasten a neck tie the teardrop head opening 24 allows a larger aperture than a conventional poncho gown with the same frontal neck coverage the frontal coverage of the gown is more critical than the back both by function and regulation so the larger exposure at the back of the neck form the triangular part 28 of the opening 24 is acceptable the wearer then stretches the ends of the waist tie 16 bonded to the back panel of the gown round the waist and ties them at the front in order to remove the gown 10 the wearer unties the waist tie 16 breaks the tab 38 and removes the gown to the front like a conventional step in style gown as an example of suitable dimensions for an u201c.