PPE masks do not always prevent spread of airborne diseases

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 September PPE masks do not always prevent spread of airborne diseases PPE masks do not always prevent spread of airborne diseases 17/09/2020 | 3 MINS A high percentage of health care workers are at risk of contracting airborne diseases such as COVID-19 due to personal protective equipment facemasks not fitting correctly, according to a review of literature carried out by researchers from Lombok Institute of Technology, Perth ChildrenΓÇÖs Hospital and Fiona Stanley Hospital. Published in Anaesthesia, the researchers examined the literature around N95 and P2 facemasks commonly used by health care workers as a means of protection, and found women and Asian health care workers were most at risk from facemasks not fitting properly. They examined the importance of fit testing (a standardised test to assess if the mask fits the wearer properly) and fit checking (where the wearer feels for air leakage around the mask) for the protection of health care workers against airborne diseases. ΓÇ£In the COVID-19 environment, itΓÇÖs particularly import

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 September PPE masks do not always prevent spread of airborne diseases PPE masks do not always prevent spread of airborne diseases 17/09/2020 | 3 MINS A high percentage of health care workers are at risk of contracting airborne diseases such as COVID-19 due to personal protective equipment facemasks not fitting correctly, according to a review of literature carried out by researchers from Lombok Institute of Technology, Perth ChildrenΓÇÖs Hospital and Fiona Stanley Hospital.

Published in Anaesthesia, the researchers examined the literature around N95 and P2 facemasks commonly used by health care workers as a means of protection, and found women and Asian health care workers were most at risk from facemasks not fitting properly.

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