http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2009/08/though-your-mask-is-lovely-its-wrong.html
I continue to read of nurses being given surgical masks for protection with swine flu cases. You would think that by now, nurses everywhere would know better, but these stories keep popping up. So for the few of you, who don't know, the N95 is the currently recommended PPE for swine flu. Goggles are recommended as well.
Be careful out there.
NHS workers battling swine flu have been put at extra risk after being given the wrong protective face masks, nurses have claimed.
A mix-up with orders of specialised fluid-repellent masks has left frontline workers having to wear ordinary surgical masks which are virtually useless at protecting those wearing them against swine flu.
One NHS worker from Swansea, who asked not to be named, said: "We were all given masks but then they sent out a letter to everyone to say they were the wrong ones and would have to be replaced.
"Some of the nurses queried straight away whether they were the correct ones and it turns out they weren't.
"Staff are still wearing the masks but they know they do not offer a lot of protection."
The nurse said many of the workers felt let down by the failure and said it had increased the risk of doctors and nurses catching the disease.