Reliability of N95 respirators for respiratory protection before, during, and after nursing procedures

Highlights • N95 respirators, although adequately fitted, may not provide consistent protection for users. • Movements during nursing procedures can significantly increase the risk of face seal leakage. • Improvements in respirator design to minimize face seal leakage are essential. • Portable aeros...

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Published inAmerican journal of infection control Vol. 45; no. 9; pp. 974 - 978
Main Authors Suen, Lorna K.P., RN, MPH, PhD, Yang, Lin, PhD, Ho, Suki S.K., RN, MSc, Fung, Keith H.K., RN, MPhil, Boost, Maureen V., PhD, Wu, Cynthia S.T., RN, PhD, Au-Yeung, Cypher H., BSc (Psych), O'Donoghue, Margaret, PhD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2017
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aerosols - analysis
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
Equipment Design
Face - anatomy & histology
Face - physiology
Female
Humans
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Male
Mask fit
Materials Testing
N95 respirator
Nursing
Occupational Exposure - analysis
Occupational Exposure - prevention & control
Particle Size
Quantitative fit test
Reproducibility of Results
Respiratory protection
Students, Nursing
Ventilators, Mechanical
Respiratory protection
Nursing
Mask fit
N95 respirator
Quantitative fit test
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Summary:Highlights • N95 respirators, although adequately fitted, may not provide consistent protection for users. • Movements during nursing procedures can significantly increase the risk of face seal leakage. • Improvements in respirator design to minimize face seal leakage are essential. • Portable aerosol spectrometers offer a reliable method for real-time measurement of N95 mask fit.
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ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2017.03.028