Background: Little is known about Malaysian workers' tolerance for respirators in the workplace. This study aimed to assess perceptions of respirator tolerability and its relationship socio-demographics compliance.

Healthcare workers in operating rooms are often exposed to surgical smoke when surgical and invasive procedures are performed by using laser or other devices that interact with tissue. Potentially infectious viruses, bacteria, and hazardous chemicals are found in surgical smoke, which are associated with several respiratory diseases including chronic cough, throat irritation, and asthma. Additi...

BACKGROUND Contemporary resuscitation guidelines for basic life support recommend an immediate onset of cardiac compressions in case of cardiac arrest followed by rescue breaths. Effective ventilation is often omitted due to fear of doing harm and fear of infectious diseases. In order to improve ventilation a pre-stage of an automatic respirator was developed for use by laypersons. METHODS Fi...

STUDY OBJECTIVES A study was conducted to evaluate the acute health effects of wearing an N-95 disposable respirator in a swine confinement facility. DESIGN A crossover trial design was used in the study. SETTING The study was carried out at the research facilities of the Centre for Agricultural Medicine, the Royal University Hospital, and the Prairie Swine Centre Inc, Saskatoon, Saskatchew...

OBJECTIVE To verify that the diaphragmatic pacemaker is a form of respiratory support that can be used to replace a volumetric respirator in cervical spinal injury patients with cervical spinal lesion and diaphragmatic paralysis by means of its comparison with the traditional volumetric respirator. DESIGN Retrospective study of a prospective database and age-matched case-control study. SETT...

BACKGROUND The potential for aerosol transmission of infectious influenza virus (ie, in healthcare facilities) is controversial. We constructed a simulated patient examination room that contained coughing and breathing manikins to determine whether coughed influenza was infectious and assessed the effectiveness of an N95 respirator and surgical mask in blocking transmission. METHODS National ...