Failure Rates During Reuse of Disposable N95 Masks in Clinical Practice in the Emergency Department
Introduction: The coronavirus 2019 pandemic caused a shortage of disposable N95 respirators, prompting healthcare entities to extend the use of these masks beyond their intended single-use manufacturer recommendation with a paucity of supporting research. Methods: We performed a prospective cohort s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2021-05-01
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Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3vt2p9zc |