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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. When a person with infectious TB coughs or sneezes...

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 masks). 2 surgical masks will not be an efficient ...

3. Are You Using the Right Mask?

   Infnurse replied to indigo girl's topic in COVID

   :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 appropriate respirator. At least, in emergency as...

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 COVID

   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; the 1860S, in "small" size is widely worn by female...

6. Are You Using the Right Mask?

   Infnurse replied to indigo girl's topic in COVID

   " 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 wear the properly fitted N95 mask when anyone else (i...

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

   Infnurse replied to amwhit's topic in COVID

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

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 on.

9. Are You Using the Right Mask?

   Infnurse replied to indigo girl's topic in COVID

   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. BUT if you taste during the fit test with approve...

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

    Infnurse replied to JobsearchingRN's topic in COVID

    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, once one has had the virus/been vaccinated." My tw...