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Fit Testing Retrofitted Full-Face Snorkel Masks as a Form of Novel Personal Protective Equipment During the COVID-19 Pandemic
OBJECTIVE: Bottlenecks in the personal protective equipment (PPE) supply chain have contributed to shortages of PPE during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, resulting in fractures in the functionality of health-care systems. This study was conducted with the aim of determining the ef...
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2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8209433/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33926606 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2021.133 |
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author | Toigo, Stephanie Jacques, Michel Razek, Tarek Rajda, Ewa Omelon, Sidney Dankoff, Frederic Tohme, Rami Lefebvre, Patricia Deckelbaum, Dan L |
author_facet | Toigo, Stephanie Jacques, Michel Razek, Tarek Rajda, Ewa Omelon, Sidney Dankoff, Frederic Tohme, Rami Lefebvre, Patricia Deckelbaum, Dan L |
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description | OBJECTIVE: Bottlenecks in the personal protective equipment (PPE) supply chain have contributed to shortages of PPE during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, resulting in fractures in the functionality of health-care systems. This study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of retrofitted commercial snorkel masks as an alternative respirator for health-care workers during infectious disease outbreaks. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed, analyzing qualitative and quantitative fit test results of the retrofitted Aria Ocean Reef® full-face snorkeling mask on health-care workers at the McGill University Health Centre between April and June 2020. Historical fit test results, using medical-grade respirators, for health-care workers, were also analyzed. RESULTS: During the study period, 71 participants volunteered for fit testing, 60.6% of which were nurses. The overall fit test passing rate using the snorkel mask was 83.1%. Of the participants who did not previously pass fit testing with medical-grade respirators, 80% achieved a passing fit test with the snorkel respirator. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that this novel respirator may be an effective and feasible alternative solution to address PPE shortages, while still providing health-care workers with ample protection. Additional robust testing will be required to ensure that respirator fit is maintained, after numerous rounds of disinfection. |
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spelling | pubmed-82094332021-06-17 Fit Testing Retrofitted Full-Face Snorkel Masks as a Form of Novel Personal Protective Equipment During the COVID-19 Pandemic Toigo, Stephanie Jacques, Michel Razek, Tarek Rajda, Ewa Omelon, Sidney Dankoff, Frederic Tohme, Rami Lefebvre, Patricia Deckelbaum, Dan L Disaster Med Public Health Prep Brief Report OBJECTIVE: Bottlenecks in the personal protective equipment (PPE) supply chain have contributed to shortages of PPE during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, resulting in fractures in the functionality of health-care systems. This study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of retrofitted commercial snorkel masks as an alternative respirator for health-care workers during infectious disease outbreaks. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed, analyzing qualitative and quantitative fit test results of the retrofitted Aria Ocean Reef® full-face snorkeling mask on health-care workers at the McGill University Health Centre between April and June 2020. Historical fit test results, using medical-grade respirators, for health-care workers, were also analyzed. RESULTS: During the study period, 71 participants volunteered for fit testing, 60.6% of which were nurses. The overall fit test passing rate using the snorkel mask was 83.1%. Of the participants who did not previously pass fit testing with medical-grade respirators, 80% achieved a passing fit test with the snorkel respirator. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that this novel respirator may be an effective and feasible alternative solution to address PPE shortages, while still providing health-care workers with ample protection. Additional robust testing will be required to ensure that respirator fit is maintained, after numerous rounds of disinfection. Cambridge University Press 2021-04-19 /pmc/articles/PMC8209433/ /pubmed/33926606 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2021.133 Text en © Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Brief Report Toigo, Stephanie Jacques, Michel Razek, Tarek Rajda, Ewa Omelon, Sidney Dankoff, Frederic Tohme, Rami Lefebvre, Patricia Deckelbaum, Dan L Fit Testing Retrofitted Full-Face Snorkel Masks as a Form of Novel Personal Protective Equipment During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title | Fit Testing Retrofitted Full-Face Snorkel Masks as a Form of Novel Personal Protective Equipment During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_full | Fit Testing Retrofitted Full-Face Snorkel Masks as a Form of Novel Personal Protective Equipment During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_fullStr | Fit Testing Retrofitted Full-Face Snorkel Masks as a Form of Novel Personal Protective Equipment During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_full_unstemmed | Fit Testing Retrofitted Full-Face Snorkel Masks as a Form of Novel Personal Protective Equipment During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_short | Fit Testing Retrofitted Full-Face Snorkel Masks as a Form of Novel Personal Protective Equipment During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_sort | fit testing retrofitted full-face snorkel masks as a form of novel personal protective equipment during the covid-19 pandemic |
topic | Brief Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8209433/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33926606 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2021.133 |
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