Correlation Between N95 Extended Use and Reuse and Fit Failure in an Emergency Department

doi:10.1001/jama.2020.9843

Observational Study

. 2020 Jul 7;324(1):94-96.

doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.9843.

Correlation Between N95 Extended Use and Reuse and Fit Failure in an Emergency Department

Nida F Degesys¹, Ralph C Wang¹, Elizabeth Kwan¹, Jahan Fahimi¹, Jeanne A Noble¹, Maria C Raven¹

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.9843

Observational Study

Correlation Between N95 Extended Use and Reuse and Fit Failure in an Emergency Department

Nida F Degesys et al. JAMA. 2020.

. 2020 Jul 7;324(1):94-96.

doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.9843.

Authors

Nida F Degesys¹, Ralph C Wang¹, Elizabeth Kwan¹, Jahan Fahimi¹, Jeanne A Noble¹, Maria C Raven¹

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¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.

PMID: 32496504
PMCID: PMC7273312
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.9843

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines prevalence of fit test failure of 2 types of N95 mask (dome-shaped and duckbill) during extended use or reuse among health care workers over 2 days in April 2020 in the UCSF emergency department.

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[1] Wu Z, McGoogan JM. Characteristics of and important lessons from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in China: summary of a report of 72 314 cases from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. JAMA. 2020;323(13):1239-1242. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.2648 - DOI - PubMed

[2] Wu Z, McGoogan JM. Characteristics of and important lessons from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in China: summary of a report of 72 314 cases from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. JAMA. 2020;323(13):1239-1242. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.2648 - DOI - PubMed

[3] National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Guide to the selection and use of particulate respirators: DHHS (NIOSH) publication 96-101. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Published January 1996. Accessed May 7, 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/96-101/default.html

[4] National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Guide to the selection and use of particulate respirators: DHHS (NIOSH) publication 96-101. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Published January 1996. Accessed May 7, 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/96-101/default.html

[5] National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Recommended guidance for extended use and limited reuse of N95 filtering facepiece respirators in healthcare settings. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Published March 2020. Accessed May 7, 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/hcwcontrols/recommendedguidanceextuse.h...

[6] National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Recommended guidance for extended use and limited reuse of N95 filtering facepiece respirators in healthcare settings. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Published March 2020. Accessed May 7, 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/hcwcontrols/recommendedguidanceextuse.h...

[7] Bergman MS, Viscusi DJ, Zhuang Z, Palmiero AJ, Powell JB, Shaffer RE. Impact of multiple consecutive donnings on filtering facepiece respirator fit. Am J Infect Control. 2012;40(4):375-380. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2011.05.003 - DOI - PubMed

[8] Bergman MS, Viscusi DJ, Zhuang Z, Palmiero AJ, Powell JB, Shaffer RE. Impact of multiple consecutive donnings on filtering facepiece respirator fit. Am J Infect Control. 2012;40(4):375-380. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2011.05.003 - DOI - PubMed

[9] Vuma CD, Manganyi J, Wilson K, Rees D. The effect on fit of multiple consecutive donning and doffing of N95 filtering facepiece respirators. Ann Work Expo Health. 2019;63(8):930-936. doi:10.1093/annweh/wxz060 - DOI - PubMed

[10] Vuma CD, Manganyi J, Wilson K, Rees D. The effect on fit of multiple consecutive donning and doffing of N95 filtering facepiece respirators. Ann Work Expo Health. 2019;63(8):930-936. doi:10.1093/annweh/wxz060 - DOI - PubMed

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