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Creator: Bischoff, Werner E., JoLyn Turner, Gregory Russell, Maria Blevins, Engy Missaiel, and John Stehle.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2018-12-18
Description: N95 respirator masks are recommended for protection against respiratory viruses. -
Creator: Blachere, Francoise M., William G. Lindsley, Cynthia M. McMillen, Donald H. Beezhold, Edward M. Fisher, Ronald E. Shaffer, and John D. Noti.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2018-10
Description: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at significantly higher risk of exposure to influenza virus during seasonal epidemics and global pandemics. -
Creator: Brosseau, Lisa M., Lorraine M. Conroy, Margaret Sietsema, Kari Cline, and Kara Durski.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2015
Description: The objective of this study was to assess respiratory protection programs for aerosol-transmissible diseases in acute care hospitals for conformance with regulatory requirements and public health guidelines. -
Creator: CDC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Video
Date Last Updated: 2014-10-30
Description: Guidance for Donning and Doffing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) During Management of Patients with Ebola Virus Disease in U.S. HospitalsExample only: NETEC provides this item for reference purposes but does not endorse its content. Newer versions may be in place at the providing institution.
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Creator: CDC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Video
Date Last Updated: 2014-10-30
Description: Guidance for Donning and Doffing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) During Management of Patients with Ebola Virus Disease in U.S. HospitalsExample only: NETEC provides this item for reference purposes but does not endorse its content. Newer versions may be in place at the providing institution.
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Creator: CDC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2010
Description: WASH YOUR HANDS THOROUGHLY BEFORE PUTTING ON AND TAKING OFF THE RESPIRATOR. If you have used a respirator before that fit you, use the same make, model and size. Inspect the respirator for damage. If your respirator appears damaged, DO NOT USE IT.… -
Creator: CDC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2020-03-25
Description: Personal Protective Equipment Conformity Assessment Studies and Evaluations (PPE CASE) provide the public with findings from post-market personal protective equipment tests, evaluations, and investigations. On this page NIOSH provides ten PPE CASE… -
Creator: CDC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2021-10-25
Description: How to select (what to choose and what not to choose), properly wear, clean, and store masks.Special considerations like gaiters & face shields, children, cold weather, beards, and disabilities. -
Creator: Chughtai, Abrar Ahmad, Holly Seale, and Chandini Raina MacIntyre.
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2013-05-31
Description: Currently there is an ongoing debate and limited evidence on the use of masks and respirators for the prevention of respiratory infections in health care workers (HCWs). -
Creator: CIDRAP
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2013-02-20
Description: In a new study, Chinese hospital staffers who wore N95 respirators all the time enjoyed significantly lower rates of clinical respiratory illnesses (CRIs) than workers who wore surgical masks or used N95s only for high-risk procedures.
