Questions tagged [personal-protective-equipment]
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What is the difference between different mask standards?
I am looking at buying a new batch of masks, since I still prefer to use a mask for my travelling. I am close to running out again, and the company that I previously got masks from now has a 'new' ...
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Does a KN95 that says 'non medical' helps to protect against COVID-19?
I saw this type of face masks on a 'building tools' store (like home depot), and on the label said, among other things in chinese and english, non medical.
In this KN95 Masks Explained mentions
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how to test the effectiveness of a mask concept, that creates artificial distance
Distance is seen as a very good precaution against COVID-19.
If we all could breath in at a hight of say 2 meters and breath out a a hight of 50 cm, then we could stand right next to each other and ...
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If tissue and kitchen paper masks achieve 90% of the filtering function of a surgical mask, why the CDC is not recommending them?
The university of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital said homemade mask, made using 2 kitchen and 1 tissue paper, achieved 90% of the filtering function of surgical masks.
That's a very good approximation ...
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Are (transparent) face shields without masks/respirators reasonably effective at preventing respiratory illness transmission?
You can see "splash guards" used by (almost) everyone in this video of a German tracing center, but (almost) nobody wears masks there. (Well, one spokesperson did wear mask and no shield.) So are ...
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Approximately, how much of protection one gets by using a face-mask-shield and a surgical-mask?
We know that face-mask-shield don't protect against droplet nuclei which float in the air, so one could end up infected, with COVID-19, even when wearing them.
However the face-mask-shield plus a ...
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Are hand-made mask using HEPA safe to breath through?
As we know, there are no N95, N99 nor N100 masks anymore.
In this YouTube video A Doctor Explains How to Make the Safest Face Mask, a doctor, and then his wife, talk about 'the safest face mask' hand-...
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Alternatives other than face-mask-respirators for protection against COVID-19 [closed]
Could someone please tell me if these alternatives can also protect one against being infected by COVID-19 virus, when being outside (in grocery stores, markets, etc)?
If yes, how much of protection ...
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Why aren't homemade face shields more popular?
I have seen many youtube videos from non-English speaking countries (mostly in Asia) that show how to make a home-made face shield, to prevent COVID transmission. They seem to be much used by health ...
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Can regular people make personal protection devices which are effective? [duplicate]
Every hospital I know of has a serious shortage of masks, not just N95 masks, but even just OR masks. The CDC just recommended a bandana if you don't have a mask.
I was wondering if people can make ...
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Which DIY mask is most effective?
There have been a number of do-it-yourself (DIY) mask designs released and tested by both universities and other institutions on account of world wide Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) shortages. ...
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How does a sanding mask compare with a disposable medical mask?
[Moderator Edit: I'm reopening this question by request from third parties because medical staff around the world are being forced to use masks such as these.]
How does a sanding mask compare with a ...
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