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To the experts insisting “N95s are useless if not fit-tested”
Have you ever tried to fit test a “well-fit surgical mask” or “3 layered well-fit cloth mask”?
TLDR they are inferior.
A brief case series and 🧵
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Have you ever tried to fit test a “well-fit surgical mask” or “3 layered well-fit cloth mask”?
TLDR they are inferior.
A brief case series and 🧵
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There are two type of fit tests, 1) quantitative fit testing - a portacount machine measures the concentration of aerosol outside the mask versus inside the mask and 2) qualitative fit testing - a potent bitter or sweet aerosolized solution is inhaled under a hood
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I underwent quantitative fit testing on a surgical mask, suboptimally fit KN95 and well fit CN99 (FFP3). The results were intuitive. The surgical mask, while still offering some protection, performed the worst.
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