The Difference Surgical Mask And N95 Respirator | EZ General
The Difference Surgical Mask And N95 Respirator | EZ General But if there's a time of shortage like in a pandemic when people are running short of PPE personal protective equipment. They can actually be reused now let that sink in for a little bit because you may be kind of uncomfortable. With that thought, I know when you study PPE and how to take it on and how to take it off you know ( EZ General ). That the outside of that mask is contaminated so you have to be very careful how you handle it. And if that is our only option for safety then reuse is acceptable if the mask and here's in quotation marks because I want you to pay very close attention to this the mask has to maintain its structural and functional integrity and look at that filter make. Sure it's not physically damaged or soiled, those are the examples of when you can reuse an n95 respirator mask. Now a surgical mask is not reliable for smaller airborne particles okay so keep in mind here's why it's l