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Editor, Senior Moderator
Arch Med Res
. 2020 Apr 10;S0188-4409(20)30332-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2020.04.001. Online ahead of print.
A Reusable Mask for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Thien Luan Phan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Congo Tak-Shing Ching[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The outbreak of Novel Coronavirus is causing an intensely feared globally. World Health Organization has even declared that it is a global health emergency. The simplest method to limit the spread of this new virus and for people to protect themselves as well as the others is to wear a mask in crowded places. The sudden increase demand on face mask has caused manufacturers the inability to not provide enough products in a short time and the situation properly will stay the same for a period of time. In this article, we aim to give an idea on how to save the number of face masks used but still provides the same protective values using a Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) mask and a common surgical facemask.
Keywords: Coronavirus disease; Face mask; Reusable.
. 2020 Apr 10;S0188-4409(20)30332-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2020.04.001. Online ahead of print.
A Reusable Mask for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Thien Luan Phan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Congo Tak-Shing Ching[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32448491
- PMCID: PMC7151523
- DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2020.04.001
Abstract
The outbreak of Novel Coronavirus is causing an intensely feared globally. World Health Organization has even declared that it is a global health emergency. The simplest method to limit the spread of this new virus and for people to protect themselves as well as the others is to wear a mask in crowded places. The sudden increase demand on face mask has caused manufacturers the inability to not provide enough products in a short time and the situation properly will stay the same for a period of time. In this article, we aim to give an idea on how to save the number of face masks used but still provides the same protective values using a Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) mask and a common surgical facemask.
Keywords: Coronavirus disease; Face mask; Reusable.