Use of a Double Face Mask

Comparison of the use of the laryngeal mask and face mask by inexperienced personnel.

Ten junior doctors with no postgraduate anaesthetic experience attempted to ventilate the lungs of 50 anaesthetized patients, using either a laryngeal mask or a Guedel airway and face mask. Success was defined as the production of two successive tidal volumes exceeding 800 ml within 40 s. The failure rate was significantly greater using the laryngeal mask compared with the face mask (P < 0.05) ...

Face mask use by patients in primary care.

CONTEXT Face masks are recommended for patients with respiratory symptoms to reduce influenza transmission. Little knowledge exists regarding actual utilization and acceptance of face masks in primary care. OBJECTIVE Compare distribution of face masks to clinic and community trends in respiratory infection (RI) and influenza-like illness (ILI); estimate the annual need for face masks in prima...

Face Detection Using Template Face Mask

In today’s world, the importance of biometric studies is increasing day by day. Biometric face recognition study is the most widely used method in the legal environment. Commonly, face images are used in all identification systems(IDs, driver’s license, passport, etc.). In particular, to improve the social security of city life, automatic face detection and face recognition systems are needed. ...

Capnographic Analysis of Minimum Mandatory Flow Rate for Hudson Face Mask: A Randomized Double-blind Study

BACKGROUND Oxygen supplementation through Hudson type face mask is frequently used in perioperative settings. Hudson mask is a variable rate performance device with the risk of rebreathing. Studies using capnography to find out an actual fraction of rebreathing in spontaneously breathing patients are not available. AIMS In this study, we analyzed the effects of different flow rates through Hu...

fungal contaminations of herbal face mask preparations