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A Reusable Mask for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

The outbreak of Novel Coronavirus is causing an intensely feared globally. World Health Organization has even declared that it is a global health emergency. The simplest method to limit the spread of this new virus and for people to protect themselves as well as the others is to wear a mask in crowd...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Phan, Thien Luan, Ching, Congo Tak-Shing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: IMSS. Published by Elsevier Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7151523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32448491
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arcmed.2020.04.001
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Sumario:The outbreak of Novel Coronavirus is causing an intensely feared globally. World Health Organization has even declared that it is a global health emergency. The simplest method to limit the spread of this new virus and for people to protect themselves as well as the others is to wear a mask in crowded places. The sudden increase demand on face mask has caused manufacturers the inability to not provide enough products in a short time and the situation properly will stay the same for a period of time. In this article, we aim to give an idea on how to save the number of face masks used but still provides the same protective values using a Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) mask and a common surgical facemask.