Sneezing wearing a mask

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Specializes in Private Duty Pediatrics.

What do you teach your patients to do if they have to sneeze while wearing a mask? Should they sneeze into their shoulder? If they do, does the spray come out the side of the mask? Does it differ if they are wearing a cloth mask versus a procedure mask?

Does a KN95 mask control it? 

And now the inside of the mask is coated in mucus; what now? Changing the mask only works if you have spare masks.

 

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Specializes in Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life).

Well the point of the mask is to protect others from your coughs or sneezes. There are planty of procedure masks avaialble at Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Loww's, Sam's club etc. You can get a box of 50 for around $25.00.

I am more interested about when nitrile gloves will be available again!

Hppygr8ful

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Specializes in ICU.

we are teaching to sneeze into the crook of elbow, preform hand hygiene, change mask

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