Respirator fit-testing - will we pass the test?

Respirator fit-testing - will we pass the test?

The UK Health Protection Agency advises health care workers caring for patients with probable or confirmed flu-like illnesses, with serious respiratory illnesses or where aerosol generating procedures are being undertaken to use a filtering face piece-3 (FFP3) respirator [1]. Whereas masks protect the environment from wearers, respirators by design protect wearers from the environment. Some sur...

When will health care pass the orange-wire test?

New respirator fit test panels representing the current Chinese civilian workers.

Respirator fit test panels provide an objective tool for selecting representative human test subjects based upon their facial characteristics for use in research, product development, testing and certification. Fit test panels were typically based upon anthropometric data such as the 1967-1968 survey of American military personnel. In this study, the objectives were to: (i) evaluate the applica...

The effect of gender and respirator brand on the association of respirator fit with facial dimensions.

This study examined the association of facial dimensions with respirator fit considering the effect of gender and respirator brand. Forty-one subjects (20 white females and 21 white males) participated in the study. Each subject was measured for 12 facial dimensions using anthropometric sliding and spreading calipers and a steel measuring tape. Three quantitative fit tests were conducted with t...

Will my Ontologies Fit Together?

In realistic applications, it is often desirable to integrate different ontologies into a single, reconciled ontology. Ideally, one would expect the individual ontologies to be developed as independently as possible, and the final reconciliation to be seamless and free from unexpected results. This allows for the modular design of large ontologies and facilitates knowledge reuse tasks. Few onto...