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- Title
An Emergency Powered Air-Purifying Respirator From Local Materials and its Efficacy Against Aerosolized Nanoparticles.
- Authors
Kessel, Jeff; Saevig, Christopher S.; Hill, W. Cary; Kessel, Benjamin; Hull, Matthew S.
- Abstract
We describe an approach used by a rural healthcare provider to convert surgical helmets into emergency powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The approach uses common materials and efficacy was demonstrated against aerosols measuring 7 nm to 25 µm in diameter.
- Subjects
CROSS infection prevention; PARTICULATE matter; AEROSOLS; AIR filters; RURAL health services; INDUSTRIAL safety; INFECTION control; PRODUCT design; SAFETY hats; COMMERCIAL product evaluation; MATERIALS testing; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PARTICLES; FILTERS &; filtration; RESEARCH funding; RESPIRATION; COVID-19 pandemic; NANOPARTICLES
- Publication
Inquiry (00469580), 2022, Vol 59, p1
- ISSN
0046-9580
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/00469580221087837