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Facial Hair Decreases Fit Factor of Masks and Respirators in Healthcare Providers
Biology, 2021 In response to the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare providers are using common surgical masks and filtering respirators in conjunction with the presence of facial hair, which could lead to a large number of particles passing into their ...
Borja De-Yñigo-Mojado +8 more
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Russian Open Medical Journal, 2022 Background — Although wearing masks is inevitable these days, the effects of wearing them on physiologic parameters have not been reported. This study aimed to assess the effects of wearing no mask, a three-layer standard surgical mask, and wearing an ...
Mohammad Hassabi +8 more
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HeLP: Development of occupational protection mask against surgical smoke [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2023 Objectives: to describe a technological innovation in the development of an individual, ergonomic, sustainable and effective occupational respiratory protection mask for workers exposed to surgical smoke.
Helenize Ferreira Lima Leachi +1 more
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Iatreia, 2023 Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic and the cases of shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE), the utilization of modified snorkel masks has been documented, seeking to provide respiratory and facial protection against SARS-CoV-2 aerosols.
Juan Sebastian Parada-Zuluaga +3 more
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Extracorporeal support for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. [PDF]
, 2014 Extracorporeal membrane oxygen (ECMO) has been used for many years in patients with life-threatening hypoxaemia and/or hypercarbia. While early trials demonstrated that it was associated with poor outcomes and extensive haemorrhage, the technique has ...
Finney, SJ
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The inadequacy of regulatory frameworks in time of crisis and in low-resource settings : personal protective equipment and COVID-19 [PDF]
, 2020 COVID-19 pandemic is plaguing the world and representing the most significant stress test for many national healthcare systems and services, since their foundation.
Formisano, Claudio +4 more
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International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2021 Objectives The physiological impact of wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), in particular filtering-face-piece 3 (FFP3) masks, has increasingly been gaining importance since the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Raffaella Fantin
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Prevention of infection and disruption of the pathogen transfer chain in elective surgery [PDF]
, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has caused us all to stop our normal activities and consider how we can safely return to caring for our patients. There are many common practices (such as an increased use of personal protective equipment) which we are all familiar ...
Chisari, Emanuele +5 more
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Textiles, 2022 Shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) is often projected in response to public health emergencies such as infection outbreaks and pandemics. Respiratory protective devices (RPDs), namely medical face masks and respirators, are considered the ...
Xinyu Song +3 more
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Biosafety and Biohazards: Understanding Biosafety Levels and Meeting Safety Requirements of a Biobank. [PDF]
, 2019 When it comes to biobanking and working with different types of laboratory specimens, it is important to understand potential biohazards to ensure safety of the operator and laboratory personnel.
Gosa, Laura +2 more
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