Guest guest Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Hi everyone, I've been doing some reading about masks and flu prevention and all that good stuff. Unfortunately for those of us that use oxygen, masks will be considerably less effective because we cannot get a good seal with the mask. A good mask will be better than nothing though especially when combined with scrupulous handwashing and just not putting ourselves in crowded indoor situations where there are sick people. The FDA (http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/ppe/masksrespirators.html#3) recommends the use of N95 masks because they filter out 95% of particles larger then 3 microns. This will include most viruses and bacteria. So these protect us from splashing and people sneezing and coughing on us and also filters particles. Here are some specific recommendations from this link: FDA has cleared the following N95 respirators for use by the general public in public health medical emergencies: 3M™ Particulate Respirator 8670F 3M™ Particulate Respirator 8612F Pasture Tm F550G Respirator Pasture Tm A520G Respirator These devices are labeled "NOT for occupational use.†If you Google any of these specific masks you will come up with many different sources. Let me know if anyone else finds out anything else of interest to all of us! Beth Moderator Fibrotic NSIP 06/06 Dermatomyositis 11/08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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