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A qualitative study on barriers for the use of respiratory protective devices among rice mill workers in Ampara District, Sri Lanka

Journal of the College of Community Physicians, 2020
Introduction: Rice milling often carried out in the informal work sector generates paddy dust which is a hazard to the respiratory health of mill workers. Sri Lankan rice mill workers have shown reluctance in using respiratory protective apparatus during
K. R. M. Chandrathilaka, Dulani Samaranayake, Kantha Nirmali Lankatilake, Rohini de Alwis Senevirathne, Anuruddha Kumara Karunarathna   +4 more
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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, Ricardo Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo, Marta Elena Losa-Iglesias, Javier Madera-García, David Rodríguez-Sanz, Cesar Calvo-Lobo, Daniel López-López, María Teresa Angulo-Carrere, Marta San-Antolín   +8 more
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Effect of surgical and N95 facial masks on exercise tolerance, heart rate, respiratory rate and blood oxygen saturation

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, Shahin Salehi, Amir Hosein Abedi Yekta, Mohsen Qutbi, Azadeh Hakakzadeh, Mehrshad Poursaeid Esfahani, Seyedeh Mohadeseh Taheri Otaghsara, Seyedeh Sara Shams, Jennifer Parent-Nichols   +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, Renata Perfeito Ribeiro   +1 more
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Feasibility Assessment of a New Surveillance Tool for Respiratory Protective Devices Used in U.S. Healthcare. [PDF]

J Int Soc Respir Prot, 2018
Wizner K, Radonovich L, Bell A, Oke C, Yarbrough M.   +4 more
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Experience of using an adapted snorkel mask as personal protective equipment in the COVID-19 pandemic

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, Juan Guillermo Barrientos-Gómez, Dolly Marcela Cortes-Arboleda, Yudy Alexandra Aguilar-Pérez   +3 more
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The effect of wearing an FFP3 mask (3M TM Aura TM ) with an exhalation valve on gas exchange in medical staff

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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Fiber-Based Masks and Respirators: Using Decontamination Methods and Antimicrobial Treatment to Improve Its Reusability during Pandemic

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, Pengyan Liu, Liangmin Yu, Andrea Zille   +3 more
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Using a Mathematical Model to Evaluate the Efficacy of TB Control Measures

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1997
We evaluated the efficacy of recommended tuberculosis (TB) infection control measures by using a deterministic mathematical model for airborne contagion.
Laura Gammaitoni, Maria Clara Nucci
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Oxygen delivery devices in Covid-19 patients: Review and recommendation

Bali Journal of Anesthesiology, 2020
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has become a matter of concern all over the world. This virus caused acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS) in almost 67% of patients, with 71% of total patients requiring ...
Avishek Roy, Abhishek Singh, Puneet Khanna   +2 more
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