Reusability of face masks: Influence of washing and comparison of performance between medical face masks and community face masks

Used Face Masks and Challenges of Infectious Waste Management During COVID-19 Pandemic

Used Face Masks and Challenges of Infectious Waste Management During COVID-19 Pandemic  

Face masks and basketball: NCAA division I consumer trends and a review of over-the-counter face masks.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS This study aims to: 1) determine the current consumer trends of over-the-counter (OTC) and custom-made face mask usage among National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I athletic programs; and 2) provide a literature review of OTC face guards and a classified database. STUDY DESIGN Literature review and survey. METHODS Consumer trends were obtained by con...

Use of face masks during a plague epidemic.

The effectiveness of surgical face masks: what the literature shows.

The use and withdrawal of surgical face masks in recent years has occurred in an ad hoc manner that is incompatible with evidence-based practice. Much of the literature on masks consists of anecdotal evidence or summaries of previous studies. The rationale for wearing masks has shifted from protection of the patient to protection of the health care professional wearing the mask. Currently there...

Dead space variability of face masks for valved holding chambers.

BACKGROUND Valved holding chambers with masks are commonly used to deliver inhaled medications to young children with asthma. Optimal mask properties such as their dead space volume have received little attention. The smaller the mask the more likely it is that a greater proportion of the dose in the VHC will be inhaled with each breath, thus speeding VHC emptying and improving overall aerosol ...