1/ Coronavirus has caused massive shortages of the N95 respirator masks that healthcare workers rely on.
But a small hospital in San Antonio, Texas may have a solution, @rkhamsi reports. read.medium.com/6nVUkfb
But a small hospital in San Antonio, Texas may have a solution, @rkhamsi reports. read.medium.com/6nVUkfb
2/ Staff at the Texas Center for Infectious Disease receive a reusable North 7700 respirator mask on their first day.
TCID has treated people with tuberculosis for decades. Since the mask-assigning policy went into effect in '96, not one staffer has become infected with TB.
TCID has treated people with tuberculosis for decades. Since the mask-assigning policy went into effect in '96, not one staffer has become infected with TB.
3/ While N95s filter 95% of particles larger than 0.3 microns in diameter, the cartridges used in North 7700s filter out 99.97%.
The elastomeric material and design fit nicely against your face, and the whole thing is washable — meaning you can disinfect it regularly.
The elastomeric material and design fit nicely against your face, and the whole thing is washable — meaning you can disinfect it regularly.
4/ “Especially in pandemic situations, why not give everyone an elastomeric respirator, fit-test them, and they’ll have it forever?" says Lisa Brosseau, a respiratory-protection and infectious-diseases scientist.
TCID is fielding a flurry of inquiries about that approach.
TCID is fielding a flurry of inquiries about that approach.
5/5 “Word has just spread like wildfire about the things that we’re doing,” says Jessica Gutierrez-Rodriguez, the hospital's administrator. They've heard from Maryland, Connecticut, Georgia, Canada, and others.
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