ArticleThe Journal of hospital infection2021
Fit-testing of respiratory protective equipment in the UK during the initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Pooled it
- N95 filtering facepiece respirator fit assessment outcomes by gender, age, race, and facial hair in a community population sample.Annals of work exposures and health · 2026Article
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- A study to determine the three-dimensional (3D) facial shape characteristics for a successful FFP3 mask fit.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Correlation between use of different type protective facemasks and the oral ecosystem.BMC public health · 2023Article
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- The effect of N95 designs on respirator fit and its associations with gender and facial dimensions.PloS one · 2023Article
- Striving to be the fittest: quantitative P2/N95 respirator fit test results among hospital staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2023Article
- Improving the fit of filtering facepiece respirators.British dental journal · 2022Article
- P2/N95 filtering facepiece respirators: Results of a large-scale quantitative mask fit testing program in Australian health care workers.American journal of infection control · 2022Article
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) related adverse skin reactions among healthcare workers at the main COVID-19 isolation center in Barbados.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Prediction of N95 Respirator Fit from Fogging of Eyeglasses: A Pilot Study.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundPublic Health England guidance stipulates the use of filtering facepiece (FFP3) masks for healthcare workers engaged in aerosol-generating procedures. Mask fit-testing of respiratory protective equipment is essential to protect healthcare workers from aerosolized particles.
aimTo analyse the outcome of mask fit-testing across National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in the UK during the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
methodsUsing the Freedom of Information Act, 137 NHS hospitals were approached on May 26
findingsNinety-six hospitals responded to the request between May 26
conclusionTwenty percent of healthcare workers tested during the first response to the pandemic failed fit-testing for masks. A small sample revealed that this was most prominent in staff from BAME backgrounds.
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