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1. N95 vs. Surgical Mask for TB PPE

   Infnurse replied to ilovemicrobiology's topic in General Nursing

   Tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a fairly large rod-shaped bacterium. The rods are 2-4 microns in length and 0.2-0.5 microns in width. TB is spread from person to person through the air....

2. N95 vs. Surgical Mask for TB PPE

   Infnurse replied to ilovemicrobiology's topic in General Nursing

   Your IC specialists are absolutely wrong. With the increased risk of multidrug resistant TB, an appropriate respirator is mandatory (N95, even N100 for deadly forms in USA, FPP2 pr FPP3 in EEC - same...

3. Are You Using the Right Mask?

   Infnurse replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

   :yawn:Your unit is wrong, if N95 masks are not available at any time (a worse case could be a MDR or XDR tuberculosis patient!), you should have denied to enter the room without being fitted with the...

4. Alternative to N95 mask for TB?

   Infnurse replied to Texas Tornado's topic in General Nursing

   Try elastomeric masks (hypoallergenic face cover) with replaceable filters

5. Are You Using the Right Mask?

   Infnurse replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Hi the 8210 is a good mask, similar to the green 1860,minus the extra green protective shield agaisnt the fluids, which is a +++ in bad penumonia/flu cases. But i suppose you wear the standard size;...

6. Are You Using the Right Mask?

   Infnurse replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

   " My understanding regarding the use of proper masks, is that a reliable patient who has H1N1 flu and who hasn't tubes sticking out of their mouths or tracheas (can't get a good fit there), should...

7. What PPE/precautions are you taking for H1N1?

   Infnurse replied to amwhit's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I should have worn eye shield or goggles, if th epatient was really ill and coughing and so

8. My hospital's new PPE policy!

   Infnurse replied to Chewie_123's topic in General Nursing

   You can reuse masks if used against dust particles, or even TB particles (dry); but against a flu/sars diseases type, you MUST use a mask only once. It is soiled likely by patient's cough and so

9. Are You Using the Right Mask?

   Infnurse replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Hi what you tell is akward - hope you are always fine ... A few comments: An N95 mask does not filter vapors, only particulates and aerosols. So it can happen you taste the smell of some odours/gases....

10. What is happening in your hospital? Not using N95 mask, NO screening for H1N1 ,

    Infnurse replied to JobsearchingRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Hi Ac "My hospital chose not to follow the CDC guidelines for about 3 weeks, during which time I got the virus. Now, we are using reusable respirators (what a pain!), which I question the purpose of,...