Comments on: Nurses want more protection against H1N1 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/09/04/nurses-want-more-protection-against-h1n1/ Political news in the Lower Hudson Valley, New York state. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:37:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Doug Cunningham http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/09/04/nurses-want-more-protection-against-h1n1/comment-page-1/#comment-48413 Doug Cunningham Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:12:36 +0000 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/?p=11354#comment-48413 Ooopps I meant N95 "do not" seal well enough to prevent disease transmission. After I sent the response above, I ran into a headline in California requesting the Govenor open up the reserve respirator supply to do just that- Provide more and better protection to health care workers and it also protects the public from being exposed to health care workers who may be sick as well. Bottom line- if you want protection then use a respirator. If you want to take a more risky but inexpensive approach, then try using an N95 paper dust mask. After all- its only your life were talking about. Ooopps I meant N95 “do not” seal well enough to prevent disease transmission. After I sent the response above, I ran into a headline in California requesting the Govenor open up the reserve respirator supply to do just that- Provide more and better protection to health care workers and it also protects the public from being exposed to health care workers who may be sick as well.

Bottom line- if you want protection then use a respirator. If you want to take a more risky but inexpensive approach, then try using an N95 paper dust mask.

After all- its only your life were talking about.

]]> By: Doug Cunningham http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/09/04/nurses-want-more-protection-against-h1n1/comment-page-1/#comment-48378 Doug Cunningham Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:30:33 +0000 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/?p=11354#comment-48378 If Nurses or others truly want to reduce or eliminate the hazard - then use a 1/2 face respirator hepa filter, (purple), and acid gas, (yellow) combination, (combo) cartidges. You can work aroud sick people all day with high confidence of not being contaminated by airbore particles, droplets or aerosols. This the most effective way to prevent flu transmission but it costs a little more than N95. N95 dust masks do seal effectively to prevent anything. As alaways with safety it is safety vs money- thats why this way will be pooh poohd by those responsible to implement this solution- although it doesn't prevent worker from buying their own. Keep an eye on this solution as it will pick up steam this year and become the most effective solution and one that will hopefully become the "Recommended Solution" as well. If Nurses or others truly want to reduce or eliminate the hazard – then use a 1/2 face respirator hepa filter, (purple), and acid gas, (yellow) combination, (combo) cartidges.

You can work aroud sick people all day with high confidence of not being contaminated by airbore particles, droplets or aerosols. This the most effective way to prevent flu transmission but it costs a little more than N95.

N95 dust masks do seal effectively to prevent anything.

As alaways with safety it is safety vs money- thats why this way will be pooh poohd by those responsible to implement this solution- although it doesn’t prevent worker from buying their own.

Keep an eye on this solution as it will pick up steam this year and become the most effective solution and one that will hopefully become the “Recommended Solution” as well.

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