| 单词 | respirator |
| 例句 | Once inside the trauma center at Clarion County Hospital, Nikki was put on a respirator and wrapped in blankets. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He said he had just been putting on his respirator to go inside a monkey room when he began to feel sick to his stomach. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t exactly know what still weaning someone off a respirator meant. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z No one offered a respirator to Nancy or C. J. either. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They wore respirators, but nothing covered their eyes. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They had to make a decision about whether to turn off the respirator. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a deep drag on it, as if it were a kind of respirator in an otherwise oxygenless world. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z She clutched hold of the mask and breathed short and deep, pantingly, making the respirator click. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He showed up at Room H moments later, wearing a respirator, to find out what was going on. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She was on a respirator, but for some reason, I thought nothing of it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The mask was a silicone rubber North respirator mask with a Lexan faceplate, for good visibility, and the purple filters were the kind that stop a virus. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z IVs dangled next to their beds, respirators breathed for them, tubes fed them, and what little life they had left was kept going by machines. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Nancy and C. J. noticed with some concern that the monkey workers around the building were not wearing respirators, despite Dalgard’s order. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This happened during the last phase, while he was on the respirator. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dan Dalgard, wearing a respirator and a jumpsuit, selected four sick monkeys for sacrifice, the ones he thought looked the sickest. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, Cummins is producing enough filtration media to make roughly 1 million respirator masks a day. The retired inventor of N95 masks is back at work, mostly for free, to fight covid-19 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z To guide their experiments, the researchers turned to 3M’s suggestions for reusing its respirators, which draw on recommendations from the CDC and other federal agencies, according to the study. Researchers found a way to clean N95 masks for reuse — in a common electric cooker 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z The April issue of Russian Glamour featured a pop star in pigtails, a yellow puffer jacket and a white respirator mask. What’s the Point of a Fashion Magazine Now? 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z His friend, the Oxford scientist and inventor Prof Teddy Hall, built a wheelchair with a battery-operated respirator, which meant he and Diana could resume, to some extent, their adventurous lives. Andy Serkis: ‘King Kong was the epiphany. It was like: you can now do anything’ 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z The gradual appearance of pitches is the representation of the respirator's healing oxygen in action. L.A. Chamber Orchestra ending season on a sunny note 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z The urethane was not quite as dangerous to work with as the polyester resin, though it did contain cyanide, so Pashgian still had to be masked with respirators and goggles. The Confounding Lightness of Helen Pashgian 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z “Everyone was asking me about the respirators,” said Tsai, 68, who is originally from Taiwan and now lives in Knoxville, Tenn. The retired inventor of N95 masks is back at work, mostly for free, to fight covid-19 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Finally, they brought a hand-operated respirator and a nurse held the mouthpiece over Aura's lips while I, with both hands, pumped air. Beach holiday tragedy 2011-08-05T22:01:58Z “We have a photograph of an Easter Bunny wearing a respirator.” Historical societies across the U.S. are crowdsourcing pandemic time capsules 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z She was on life support for a time and then was breathing on her own after a respirator was removed. Bobbi Kristina Brown moved to hospice as her rep sues Nick Gordon big time 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z “No one cared who I was,” Bane says through his respirator, “until I put on the mask.” TIME's Review of The Dark Knight Rises: To the Depths, To the Heights 2012-07-16T16:59:05Z I took over the manual respirator and kissed her forehead and cheek, and she opened her eyes and closed them. Beach holiday tragedy 2011-08-05T22:01:58Z But they didn't have a respirator – I still had to help her breathe. Beach holiday tragedy 2011-08-05T22:01:58Z After a day trip to Boston this summer, he tested positive for the coronavirus, despite the fact that he wore an N95 respirator and practiced social distancing. Perspective | Fluid travel landscape complicates fall and winter vacation planning 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Customs and Border Protection agency is expected to send the Transportation Security Administration a "large quantity" of N95 respirator masks, TSA confirmed to Fox News. TSA to receive 'large quantity' of expired N95 respirator masks from US Customs and Border Protection 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z As a young child, Hearne suffered from severe asthma, and "respirator" was inspired by memories of the sound of his small wheezing lungs and arrhythmic heartbeat that he heard inside a respirator. L.A. Chamber Orchestra ending season on a sunny note 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Of the three companies, none will be making N95 respirator masks, the Times reports. Coronavirus relief: Fashion brands pledge to produce face masks for medical supply 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z The company wanted to pivot from manufacturing air, fuel and lube filtration products mostly for car parts to supply the filter media used in respirators instead. The retired inventor of N95 masks is back at work, mostly for free, to fight covid-19 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Work outside, if possible, or wear a half-face respirator fitted with organic vapor cartridges. How to remove wax buildup from wood 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z “After 20 cycles of the dry-heat treatment, we didn’t see any significant difference in the filtration efficiency of the respirator,” said Verma, who studies aerosols. Researchers found a way to clean N95 masks for reuse — in a common electric cooker 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z He was in urgent demand because he is the inventor who, in 1995, patented the filtration material used in disposable N95 respirators. The retired inventor of N95 masks is back at work, mostly for free, to fight covid-19 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Uninterrupted electricity may be a consideration if you are lugging along, say, a respirator — you’d be surprised how many spots that alone eliminates. Q&A: ‘Always Journeying to Someplace New Gets Old Fast’ 2014-01-14T20:23:22Z Real efficacy, she said, means approval by the F.D.A. and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the agency that regulates this form of powered air respirator. Are Astronaut-Style Face Shields the Future of P.P.E.? 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z Once we were in the air, she said Aura didn't even need a respirator. Beach holiday tragedy 2011-08-05T22:01:58Z My crew of a dozen workers and I zip ourselves into hazmat suits and slip Darth Vader-style respirators over our faces. I clean out hoarder houses. Some jobs are even harder than the rest 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z Besides that, he’d been a firefighter and had waded into burning buildings without a respirator innumerable times. I took my dead father to a Red Sox game 2013-03-09T15:00:00Z “Instead of the question of who’s going to get on a helicopter to evacuate, we’re dealing with who gets a respirator or who gets a vaccine or who gets a monoclonal antibody,” Cuse said. ‘Five Days at Memorial’ Tells the Harrowing Story of a Deadly Choice 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z A disposable respirator will not protect you from inhaling the fumes, which can cause lightheadedness in the short term and brain and lung damage with high, prolonged exposure. How to remove white spots from a copper teakettle 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z Bane is a man masked with a heavy leather respirator to hide an awful disfigurement and he is the leader of an underground army of the disaffected. Tom Hardy's 20 best film performances – ranked! 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z “When I’m crawling with a respirator on through an inch of water, with real fire all around me, I’m like, This is exactly what I signed up for,” Lowe said. When the World Feels Like a Disaster, ‘9-1-1’ Is on Call 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z Ferguson said she was traveling to see a doctor for treatment and claims she was told by an Alaska Airlines employee to remove her respirator helmet. Alaska Airlines removed passenger wearing respirator helmet after she refused to take it off 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z But the National Wood Flooring Association still urges crews to wear respirators while they are sanding, Peotter said, because it is inevitable that some dust will get into the air. How to minimize the dust fallout when having wood floors refinished 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z "My son was a preemie, born at 30 weeks. He had to have a respirator when he was born. I don't think he should have a mask on." NJ 3-year-old kicked out of speech therapy due to mask mandates: 'Catastrophic moral crime' 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z When in the treatment facility they wear thick protective yellow impermeable suits, rubber boots and respirator masks, two pairs of rubber gloves, thick goggles and rubber full-length aprons to protect them from the disease. Doctors on the Ebola frontline: 'You can see the fear when they look at us' 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z A family member said Ms. Moore had been removed from a respirator on Tuesday night. Mary Tyler Moore, Who Incarnated the Modern Woman on TV, Dies at 80 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, the recorded sounds of a hospital respirator emanated from the device playing the 2005 video work “Folds of Oil.” An Artist for the Dystopian Age 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Using a disposable respirator is generally wise when mixing concrete, but if you’re dealing with only a tiny amount, the risk should be minimal. The corner chipped off our concrete porch. Can it be patched? 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z He was working the manual respirator now, looking intently from Aura's face to the monitor attached to her. Beach holiday tragedy 2011-08-05T22:01:58Z Would a better person accept this new reality, wait for the animals to die, wear an industrial respirator in the house and try to find a job that involves lots of travel? I’m sleeping in a tent! 2012-07-27T00:00:00Z This unrelenting sickness is forcing human beings to estimate odds of survivability when deciding who receives oxygen and respirators. In these darkest of times "Star Trek: Picard" is a humane light from a distant, possible future 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Her mother has, at 58, recently been sent home from the hospital on a respirator. Review: ‘Placebo,’ With Carrie Coon, Opens at Playwrights Horizons 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z In the high skies, all passengers wore N95 respirator masks, except while eating and using the restroom. Asymptomatic coronavirus carriers can spread disease on flights, CDC study suggests 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z For protection, Martinez wears a respirator mask in enclosed spaces, which wouldn’t be available to the museum patrons. Airport art doesn’t have to be boring: Here are some of the country’s most striking examples 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Mid-March, desperate days, and Camille Henrot suddenly realizes: her studio is sitting on a stockpile of masks, gloves and respirators used for work with hazardous materials. The Most Important Moments in Art in 2020 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z He recorded the sounds of her respirator and vital signs monitors in her hospital room and hid samples of them in the mix of “Cosmogramma.” MUSIC: Flying Lotus and the Los Angeles Electronica Scene 2010-05-29T04:26:00Z A squadron of men wearing half-face respirators and covered in flimsy personal protective equipment from head to foot vacuumed every crack of the parking lot at nearby Veterans Sports Park. Column: O.C. let its history rot. And the Tustin hangar fire is still burning 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z A respirator supplied him with oxygen and his green eyes were closed. Liner notes for the Citadel 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Roy said that early on he had asked a manager for a respirator but was given a blue fabric mask instead. Facing a labor crisis, South Korea turns to migrants. Why are they more likely to die on the job? 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z In one of the old boiler houses, teams of labourers wearing respirators are painstakingly cleaning miles of intricate pipework, by hand - in order to remove traces of asbestos. What happens after a nuclear power station is closed? 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z They hauled in water, gas, air purifiers and respirators in boats, trucks and dugout canoes. After the Maui fire, some Hawaiians rethink aloha spirit. Is it for tourists, family, everyone? 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z In the days that followed, Shakur would have a lung removed and remain on a respirator in intensive care. Inside the night that Tupac Shakur was shot, and what led up to the fatal gunfire 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z Fazio said studies have found that in many shops, dust is so thick in the air that respirators cannot filter out a sufficient amount. California workers who cut countertops are dying of an incurable disease 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Authorities are also offering personal protective equipment, including respirator masks and coveralls. Lahaina residents brace for what they’ll find as they return to devastated properties in burn zone 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z "As always, the key here is mitigating transmission using variant-proof measures like respirators, ventilation, air filtration and avoiding exposure where possible." A new COVID variant nicknamed "Pirola" is raising global alarm but don't freak out yet 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z State health officials recommended that residents wear close-toed shoes, N95 respirators, chemical resistant gloves and other protective equipment while looking through property debris. After Maui fires, human health risks linger in the air, water and even surviving buildings 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z The rule also allows miners to work in higher-than-allowable levels of dust on a temporary basis if they wear respirators and companies are working on bringing exposure down to safer levels. Coal miners plead with feds for stronger enforcement during emotional hearing on black lung rule 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z She urged him to use wet saws to limit any dangerous dust rising in the air and NIOSH-approved respirators to avoid breathing it in. California workers who cut countertops are dying of an incurable disease 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z The group has been grappling with the fallout of a global recall of millions of respirators used to treat sleep apnoea since it was announced in June 2021. Philips slightly raises 2023 outlook after Q2 core profit beat 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z The National Mining Association, which represents mine operators, wants workers to be permitted to use respirators as a method of compliance with the rule. After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z When disaster debris is eventually removed by professionals, the contractors will be wearing Tyvek suits and possibly respirators to protect their health. After Maui fires, human health risks linger in the air, water and even surviving buildings 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z Petsonk said respirators are ineffective while performing heavy labor in hot, confined spaces, and that inspectors are not present enough to ensure they don’t become a permanent solution. Coal miners plead with feds for stronger enforcement during emotional hearing on black lung rule 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z During an interview, minutes of silence between each answer were broken only by the rhythmic whooshing of his artificial respirator and the occasional beep of his gastric feeding machine. A French Music Maker Lost His Voice. A Comedian Helped Get It Back. 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z She said she was told wearing a hard hat on the volcano was compulsory but wearing a respirator was optional. American woman says she thought she would die when New Zealand volcano erupted 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z The mine workers’ union and others, however, say respirators are ineffective while performing heavy labor in hot, confined spaces common in mines. After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z More than a dozen Detroit police officers wearing protective suits, respirators and goggles picked through tons of rotting summer trash for any trace of 17-year-old Zion Foster, a search that was finally halted in October. Murder charge filed in Detroit-area teen’s death, months after landfill search 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z China has improved since Beijing was notorious for eye-watering pollution that wreathed office towers in haze, diverted flights and sent the old and young to hospitals to be put on respirators. For many cities around the world, bad air an inescapable part of life 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z You can reduce your smoke exposure by wearing an N95 respirator mask - but you have to make sure you wear it correctly. Air quality: How to protect yourself from Canada wildfire smoke 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z She rarely wore the respirator because it was uncomfortable. American woman says she thought she would die when New Zealand volcano erupted 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z The proposed rule allows for the use of respirators on a temporary basis while operators are implementing engineering controls. After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z At AQIs over 100 or 300, employers must provide government approved respirators or masks, but wearing them is optional for employees. WA wants permanent rules for working outdoors in wildfire smoke 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Yet his high school sweetheart had seen him defy death so many times that she refused to turn off his respirator. A.J. Foyt returns to the Indy 500, his legacy long secured and grief fresh from his wife’s death 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z The state Department of Corrections ended up facing an $84,000 fine for failing to provide workers with respirators and putting them at risk during the outbreak. Arrest order extended for Pierce County woman with tuberculosis 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z She struggled to put her respirator on because of the force of the volcano and she was determined to keep holding her husband’s hand. American woman says she thought she would die when New Zealand volcano erupted 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z These two environments are especially important to aerobic respirators worldwide, as the phytoplankton perform 40 percent of all photosynthesis on Earth. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z When the AQI is over 300, employers must pass respirators out directly to employees and be able to relocate affected workers to a room or location with clean air. WA wants permanent rules for working outdoors in wildfire smoke 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z After years of sanding asbestos- and resin-filled floors without protection, he once confronted a shop owner over respirators for the crew. What’s a Carhartt jacket without the calluses? | Reader essay 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Without exaggeration, millions of people trust their lives to the effective “real-world” science of respirators, with no need for randomized trial evidence. Masks Work. Distorting Science to Dispute the Evidence Doesn’t 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Amsterdam-based Philips is grappling with the fallout of a global recall of millions of respirators used to treat sleep apnoea, announced in June 2021 over worries that foam used in the machines could become toxic. Philips makes $631 mln provision for recall litigation costs 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z William Sinclair, 48, an endurance athlete and activist who goes by Irondad, wore a respirator to keep from breathing dust along the shore. Running and cycling to raise awareness of global water issues 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z Respirators, or masks with filtration systems, must be N95 respirators approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, not surgical or cloth masks. WA wants permanent rules for working outdoors in wildfire smoke 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z To protect yourself from the fumes, work outside if possible, or wear a half-face respirator fitted with organic vapor cartridges. Advice | How to remove stains from a wood table 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z It is therefore deeply concerning that prominent medical figures have misrepresented the protection provided by masks, when the evidence supports N95 respirators or better, ideally with two-way masking. Masks Work. Distorting Science to Dispute the Evidence Doesn’t 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Sills said he had seen a news story that indicated that Iran was going to attack the protesters on Jan. 6, so he purchased a respirator gas mask and goggles. Va. man who fiercely attacked police in Jan. 6 riot sentenced to 52 months 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Zara-owner Inditex, the world's largest fashion retailer by sales, was lauded for using its distribution channels to import masks and respirators from Asia. After harmony, Spanish government's ties to business hit discordant note 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z More protective respirators are required when the AQI is above 500. WA wants permanent rules for working outdoors in wildfire smoke 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z The March 6 editorial “They work” was correct in pointing out the likely value of masks and N95 respirators in protecting against infection from the inhalation of aerosols containing the coronavirus. Opinion | We need more studies on masks to see if they prevent virus spread 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, a respected biomedical journal, surprised the public recently with a peer-reviewed article raising doubts about the effectiveness of wearing face masks and respirators during the pandemic. Opinion | In a crowded place, a face mask or respirator keeps the virus away 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z At the Capitol, he said a tear-gas canister exploded near him, causing him to don his respirator, and soon, “I became part of the problem. I became part of the mob.” Va. man who fiercely attacked police in Jan. 6 riot sentenced to 52 months 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Crews, dressed in white hazmat suits and equipped with respirators, began watering down the debris. 'Take back what the devil stole': A Black church struggles to find answers after fire 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Franks said workers should always have access to respirators and other protective equipment to ensure safety. WA wants permanent rules for working outdoors in wildfire smoke 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z As an infectious-disease research physician, I know that scientists working with highly virulent viruses and bacteria transmitted by inhaling aerosols are required to wear respirators because they have been demonstrated to prevent infections. Opinion | We need more studies on masks to see if they prevent virus spread 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z But a respirator is more likely to stop them from being breathed in or out. Opinion | In a crowded place, a face mask or respirator keeps the virus away 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z The letter claims that workers were not given proper protective gear to facilitate the cleanup, including eye protection and respirators. East Palestine cleanup crews report feeling sick 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z His team came up with the PeRSo, a personal, battery-powered respirator device worn over the head like a hood with a clear window, that travels around with you. How hospitals could avoid future PPE chaos 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Mohammad Ghayyath Rajab's skull is bruised and bandaged, and his small chest rises and falls thanks to a respirator. No tents, no aid, nothing: Why some Syrians feel forgotten 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z But that is at odds with the situation on the ground where funeral parlours and crematoriums are overwhelmed, and some hospitals are packed with elderly patients on respirators. As COVID-hit China reopens to the world, countries put up travel barriers 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Looking at all the data, the researchers expressed doubt about the effectiveness of face masks and respirators. Opinion | In a crowded place, a face mask or respirator keeps the virus away 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Although it is impossible to do a complete neurological evaluation while Mr. Hamlin is on a respirator, “the fact that he follows commands and communicates in writing is very reassuring,” Dr. Luks said. Damar Hamlin’s Ability to Communicate Signals a ‘Turning Point’ 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z He adds that in the meantime, most of his hospital staff are keeping their personal respirators on standby in their offices. How hospitals could avoid future PPE chaos 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z It is normal to put patients like Mr. Hamlin on a respirator, Dr. Mack said. Damar Hamlin’s Cardiac Arrest: What We Know and Don’t Know 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z He said unless there are hordes of patients in emergency rooms and on respirators, most people will “take a Tylenol” and get on with it. Biden enters the 2024 cycle with firm progress on COVID-19, though hurdles loom 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z Moreover, they said, compared with wearing face masks, wearing respirators “probably makes little to no difference” in how many people get the flu or a respiratory illness. Opinion | In a crowded place, a face mask or respirator keeps the virus away 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z The sick were breathing with the help of respirators. Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID roils Chinese towns 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z Patients were breathing with the help of respirators. Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID roils Chinese towns 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z But, he added, “if he is still on the respirator today, that means he has not awakened.” Damar Hamlin’s Cardiac Arrest: What We Know and Don’t Know 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z When a county’s COVID-19 community level is medium, the CDC recommends people at high risk of getting very sick to wear a mask or respirator in indoor public settings. L.A. County hits high COVID-19 community level as possible mask mandate looms 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z The Cochrane authors also “incorrectly combined studies where people wore masks or respirators infrequently with those where they were worn all the time,” the commentary points out. Opinion | In a crowded place, a face mask or respirator keeps the virus away 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z The literature focused mainly on disposable masks and surgical masks and not high-quality respirator masks. CDC’s call for people to mask up for flu, RSV provokes backlash due to thin evidence it works 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Liang’s grandmother had been unvaccinated, Liang added, when she came down with coronavirus symptoms, and had spent her final days hooked to a respirator in a Beijing ICU. Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID roils Chinese towns 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z “You don’t need a respirator, an intensive care unit, and God knows what,” Barboza says. Vaccines are in short supply amid global cholera surge 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z He was heavily sedated for a week and breathed with the aid of a respirator. Former Kentucky governor and businessman John Y. Brown dies 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Wearing face masks — but especially respirators — in crowded public enclosed spaces with poor ventilation is undoubtedly better than nothing. Opinion | In a crowded place, a face mask or respirator keeps the virus away 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z The complaints allege the company ignored known hazards and deprioritized safety resources, leaving some workers to share respirators needed during the manufacturing process. Rivian workers say rapid production caused injuries, safety issues 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z To protect themselves, researchers who go into the large bin follow Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules and don protective suits, complete with head coverings, gloves and respirators. NASA's going back to the moon and must confront a familiar enemy: Dust 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Put on a disposable respirator and gloves, and walk in. Advice | Is a dilapidated playhouse worth repairing? 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z "There are a few levels of security that guarantee that, for instance, a patient on a respirator or a patient undergoing surgery is not affected by a power cut," he said. Kyiv hospital staff and new mums hatch blackout plans 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded that “consistently wearing a face mask or respirator in indoor public settings reduces the risk of acquiring SARS-CoV-2 infection.” Opinion | In a crowded place, a face mask or respirator keeps the virus away 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Her filing said she was given a dust mask in lieu of the proper kind of respirator. Rivian workers say rapid production caused injuries, safety issues 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Even the lab’s housekeeper sweeping outside wears a respirator. NASA's going back to the moon and must confront a familiar enemy: Dust 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z When it’s smoky outside, health officials also recommend residents track air quality levels, limit physical activity and wear properly fitted, particulate respirators, like an N95 mask. Overnight shelter offered this weekend due to poor Seattle air quality 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z When it’s smoky outside, health officials also recommended residents track air quality levels, limit physical activity and wear properly fitted, particulate respirators, like an N95 mask. Smoke returns to Seattle area, expected to linger through weekend 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Effective methods to block the virus, particularly respirators, are widely available. Opinion | In a crowded place, a face mask or respirator keeps the virus away 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Caring for these animals — just one of which survived — was emotional, draining work that required long hours in personal protective equipment, including Tyvek suits and respirators. With Fall Migration, Bird Flu Flies Back Into Town 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z His family said Thursday that Cox recently had his respirator and feeding tube removed, and that he had been rehabilitating at home and even posted video on Facebook about his recovery. Man paralyzed in police van back in hospital, suit delayed 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z The literature around the pandemic notes a few patients who have lasted more than three months; a patient in Alabama made headlines in 2021 when he came off a respirator after 187 days. Marc Lewitinn, 76, Covid Patient, Dies After 850 Days on a Ventilator 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Medical patients whose breathing is aided by a positive pressure respirator have air blown into the lungs, but are generally allowed to exhale on their own. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z These two environments are especially important to aerobic respirators worldwide as the phytoplankton perform 40 percent of all photosynthesis on Earth. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z For example, choosing to keep a patient alive on a respirator means that this respirator cannot be used by another patient. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z However, in 2018, there was a single documented case of monkeypox transmission in Britain in which a healthcare assistant was infected with monkeypox after changing “presumably contaminated bedding” without wearing a face mask or respirator. Monkeypox cases more than double in L.A. County. One region is hit particularly hard 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z She was too weak to walk at first after the strike, but has come off of the respirator and has been moved out of the intensive care unit. Rubber-soled boots may have saved woman’s life during White House lightning strike, her mom says 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z In most countries, Dr. Porte said, there is a five-minute “no touch” policy after the respirator is turned off and before transplant surgeons remove organs. A ‘Reversible’ Form of Death? Scientists Revive Cells in Dead Pigs’ Organs. 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Postal Service and some pharmacies tasked with handing out N95 respirators without charge. This DIY box flashes trippy lights and helps clear indoor air of the coronavirus 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z If the cleaning is carried out by someone other than the person with monkeypox, they should wear full clothes covering all skin, disposable medical gloves and a respirator or well-fitting mask. Monkeypox: What to know about the disease and its status in WA 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z Ms. Levitsky told me that she advised air passengers to use the nozzle above their seat to promote ventilation around them and to wear a respirator mask. Turbulence on the Ground at Toronto’s Pearson Airport 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z Masks should be worn over both the nose and mouth, and disposable masks and respirators should be thrown away when they become wet or dirty. L.A. is headed for a new COVID mask mandate. Will other counties join? 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z She has spent most of her life lying prostrate in a bed connected to a mechanical respirator and with almost daily assistance from a nurse. After long legal battle, Peru confirms woman's right to euthanasia 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z For weeks, the family held out hope for his return, perhaps in a prisoner swap, even after hearing that injuries to his lungs left him hooked up to a respirator. In a war-torn Ukrainian town, 'we were all ready to die' 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z They waited outside the apartment while a hazmat team in full body suits and respirators cleaned his bedroom. He worked from home and died suddenly. Five days passed before his body was found 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Some experts say the C.D.C.’s hands-off approach to elastomeric respirators is unintentionally encouraging a return to the nation’s reliance on disposable masks made overseas. A Clunky Mask May be the Answer to Airborne Disease and N95 Waste 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z The agency recommends that patients wear masks and that health care personnel caring for them wear N95 respirators, which are needed to filter out aerosols. C.D.C. Dismisses Airborne Transmission of Monkeypox. Some Experts Disagree. 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z She was concerned that Freeport residents weren’t evacuated or warned about the incident by local authorities and thought nearby residents should be given respirators to help reduce the risk of inhaling dangerous fumes. Fire at LNG terminal in Texas jolts residents, fuel markets 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z L&I also encourages employers to give workers access to enclosed buildings or vehicles where the air is filtered, provide free respirator masks for voluntary use, reduce work intensity or provide more breaks. WA rolls out emergency heat protections for outdoor workers: ‘These new rules are strong’ 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Staff working with confirmed cases should wear personal protective equipment, including FFP3 respirators, aprons, eye protection and gloves as a minimum, it adds. Monkeypox cases rise as guidance advises infected to abstain from sex 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z Their recommendation, elastomeric respirators, an industrial-grade face mask familiar to car painters and construction workers, would in the decades that followed become the gold standard for infection-control specialists focused on the dangers of airborne pathogens. A Clunky Mask May be the Answer to Airborne Disease and N95 Waste 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z Recently, I donned my N95 respirator and caught up with several of them around town. Review: Five pandemic-postponed art shows worth seeing right now 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Denmark has previously donated 1 million facemasks, 1 million white surgical coats and 5,000 respirators to Ukraine, among other things. Live: Live updates | Hungary’s Orban rejects EU ban on Russian oil 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z If particulates from wildfire smoke are measured at 555 micrograms per cubic meter or higher, a level that exceeds Air Quality Index measurement, workers will be required to wear employer-provided respirators. WA rolls out emergency heat protections for outdoor workers: ‘These new rules are strong’ 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z But your best bet is to wear an N95 respirator, which pinches around your nose and has ear loops or head straps that hold the mask tight to your face. CDC's top COVID doctor explains how travelers can reduce risk in a mask-optional world 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z But when the coronavirus swept the globe and China cut off exports of N95s, elastomeric respirators were nowhere to be found in a vast majority of hospitals and health clinics in the United States. A Clunky Mask May be the Answer to Airborne Disease and N95 Waste 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z Historically, every sailor and Marine has been trained to fight fires on ships at sea, which sometimes requires donning respirator masks whose fit can be compromised by beards. Sikhs, Muslims, Jews sue Marine Corps, Navy over restrictions on beards, hair 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z These respirators get close to filtering all of the virus, but they do not filter 100 percent. How to Make Smart Decisions About COVID Risk-Benefit 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Companies need approval from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to market products as N95 respirators, which filter at least 95% of airborne particles. Efforts to make protective medical gear in US falling flat 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z A limited number of free N95 respirator masks are available at pharmacies and community centers. A New Wave of Covid-19 Is Coming. Here’s How to Prepare. 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z Three years into the pandemic, elastomeric respirators remain a rarity at American health care facilities. A Clunky Mask May be the Answer to Airborne Disease and N95 Waste 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z Conte was serving as Italy’s populist leader when the pandemic began in 2020 and overwhelmed the country’s health system, which was then desperate for masks, respirators and sanitizing material. Italian lawmakers probe Russian pandemic mission’s motives 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z At the same time, CDC and WHO officials specifically told people not to buy high-quality respirator masks because health-care workers needed them—breeding confusion and mistrust. How the Pandemic Remade Science Journalism 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z In the absence of widespread masking, access to the most effective masks, namely N-95 respirators, will be increasingly important for the "one-way" protection of immune suppressed individuals. To prevent future variants, we must protect those most at risk 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z As Cabbagestalk lay in bed with a 104-degree fever, worried he would wake up connected to a respirator, he thought about the pain his unvaccinated elderly parents must have endured. Two years into the pandemic, the earliest mourners reach for hope 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z “It was a real success story on our end because our staff had respirators to wear and they felt more reassured wearing elastomerics than wearing N95s,” Mr. Chang said. A Clunky Mask May be the Answer to Airborne Disease and N95 Waste 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z He still drops by the shuttered center regularly, wearing a respirator. Perspective | First came the flood, then the black mold. The owner of a Maryland duckpin bowling center is fighting for the future of his business. 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z “One man’s mission to inform people about masks and respirators has helped many people navigate this pandemic.” The ‘Mask Nerd’ wants you to be safe 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z The availability of high-quality masks such as N95 respirators allows individuals at high risk to continue to protect themselves even if others around them are not taking precautions, Dr. Marr said. New C.D.C. Guidelines Suggest 70 Percent of Americans Can Stop Wearing Masks 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z It also said the insurers had no way of knowing that workers were not always wearing respirators that might protect them from asbestos fibers. Ex-Worker Wins $36.5 Million From Company That Hid Asbestos Damage 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z The men conducting the experiments wore cloth overalls and hair protectors as well as respirators and gloves. The mystery of Anthrax Island and the seeds of death 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its mask guidance to recommend the use of these respirators after previous supply shortages recovered. How to prolong the life of your N95 and KN95 masks 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Public health officials have also advised people to upgrade to N95 respirators, KN-95 masks or surgical masks, which provide better protection than cloth masks from the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the virus. Going to the Rams parade? Here's what health experts say about COVID-19 risks 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z He responded well to a surgery to repair it, but then his left lung collapsed and he had to be sedated and put on a respirator. For N.F.L. Perfection, a Steep Price 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z Vucic called Xi his "brother" for supplying Serbia with respirators and vaccines. Winter Olympics 2022: Which world leaders are coming? 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z Vucic called Xi his “brother” for supplying Serbia with respirators and vaccines. World leaders: Who’s coming, who isn’t to Beijing Olympics 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z She added that this does not apply to respirator use aimed at protecting against general air pollution, including wildfire smoke or dust in the air. How to prolong the life of your N95 and KN95 masks 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z They need to be kept on a mechanical respirator, and the organs need to be intact after whatever trauma killed the donor. Slain NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora’s organ donations save 5 lives: ‘Somebody did receive this hero’s heart’ 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Wednesday’s announcement came days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its mask guidance to acknowledge that cloth masks do not offer as much protection as surgical masks or respirators. Biden Will Provide 400 Million N95 Masks for Free Starting Next Week 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z N95 and KN95s are known as respirators that filter out most virus particles — and come with markings to indicate they are authentic. White House to distribute 400 million free N95 masks starting next week 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z The $24m will also cover the continued supply of personal protective equipment, such as masks, respirators, face shields and gowns for face-to-face consultations including patients that have tested positive through a rapid antigen test. Australia live news update: Novak Djokovic visa cancellation appeal hearing begins as Victoria records 13 Covid deaths and NSW 20 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z Be careful not to crush, crumple or fold your respirator. How to prolong the life of your N95 and KN95 masks 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z The CDC said it wants to encourage Americans to wear masks rather than push them to wear the highest-grade face protection, but also explicitly said that respirators provide the best level of protection. Covid live news: UK coronavirus cases could be plateauing, expert says; Djokovic to spend night in detention 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z And well-fitting respirators, including N95 masks, which are approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, “offer the highest level of protection.” CDC says N95 masks offer far better protection than cloth masks against omicron variant 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z While N95 respirators offer the strongest protection, some experts said the masks can be difficult to breathe through and come in different sizes. White House to distribute 400 million free N95 masks starting next week 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z The agency’s website also no longer refers to a shortage of respirators. The C.D.C. conceded that cloth masks do not protect against the virus as effectively as other masks. 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Manufacturer 3M also cautions against putting respirators in ovens or spraying them with disinfectant. How to prolong the life of your N95 and KN95 masks 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z KN95s are the most commonly available respirators designed and tested to meet international standards. A visual guide to protective masking against COVID 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Both N95 and KN95s are considered respirators that filter out most virus particles — and come with markings to indicate they are authentic. CDC says N95 masks offer far better protection than cloth masks against omicron variant 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z N95 respirators are designed to filter at least 95 percent of particles, as their name implies. White House to distribute 400 million free N95 masks starting next week 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Some experts have said that cloth masks are inadequate to protect from the variant, and have urged the C.D.C. to recommend respirators for ordinary citizens. The C.D.C. conceded that cloth masks do not protect against the virus as effectively as other masks. 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z The center recently released a new study that found respirators are significantly more effective than cloth or surgical masks. How to prolong the life of your N95 and KN95 masks 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Look for the label on the respirator to see what standard they meet. A visual guide to protective masking against COVID 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z In a statement, the CDC said it updated the webpage to “lay out the protection provided by available masks and respirators, noting that some provide better protection than others.” CDC says N95 masks offer far better protection than cloth masks against omicron variant 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Still, experts maintain that wearing either a KN95 or an N95 respirator is the best protection against omicron, since these masks are highly effective at filtering out viral particles. Is my mask good enough to fight Omicron? 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Its updated language now says that “a respirator may be considered in certain situations and by certain people when greater protection is needed or desired.” The C.D.C. conceded that cloth masks do not protect against the virus as effectively as other masks. 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z These respirators are designed to both filter particles and seal the face. How to prolong the life of your N95 and KN95 masks 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z For children ages 2 and up, choose a well-fitted, comfortable mask or respirator that fits over the child’s nose and under the chin, but does not impair vision. A visual guide to protective masking against COVID 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z “We have some very well-established, well-tested methods—quantitative and qualitative—that evaluate people’s fit when we assign a respirator to them,” she says. New Sensor Tells You How Well Your Mask Is Working 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z But as the availability of respirators has increased, the agency said health care facilities should no longer be “using crisis capacity strategies.” Here’s how often you can reuse KN95 or N95 masks — and how to safely do it 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z The previous version of the recommendations said individuals may choose to use a disposable N95 respirator instead of a mask “when supplies are available.” The C.D.C. conceded that cloth masks do not protect against the virus as effectively as other masks. 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z If a respirator is not sealed well, airborne hazards may enter through gaps. How to prolong the life of your N95 and KN95 masks 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z A poorly fitted mask or respirator may be removed often or fiddled with, reducing its intended benefits. A visual guide to protective masking against COVID 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Brosseau suggests one example of the latter: people entering a space that contained a contaminant could enhance their respirator with a hypothetical FaceBit that included a sensor for detecting the concentration of the environmental hazard. New Sensor Tells You How Well Your Mask Is Working 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z You should also throw the respirator out if you accidentally touch the inside of it. Here’s how often you can reuse KN95 or N95 masks — and how to safely do it 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z N95 respirators, so named because they can filter out 95 percent of all airborne particles when used correctly, were in short supply early in the pandemic. The C.D.C. conceded that cloth masks do not protect against the virus as effectively as other masks. 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z To help protect the condition of respirators to function correctly, it’s important to store them well. How to prolong the life of your N95 and KN95 masks 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z If using a respirator, make sure to follow the instructions for a proper fit. A visual guide to protective masking against COVID 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Positive healthcare workers will need to wear N-95 respirator masks. California went from mandating vaccines to forcing COVID-positive health care employees to work 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z You should be careful when buying respirators, however, as the CDC says many sold in the U.S. are counterfeit. Here’s how often you can reuse KN95 or N95 masks — and how to safely do it 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Critics charged that the recommendations were based not on what would best protect Americans, and were instead prompted by a shortage of N95 respirators. The C.D.C. conceded that cloth masks do not protect against the virus as effectively as other masks. 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z County will have to provide medical-grade masks, surgical masks or respirators to indoor employees in close contact with others. L.A. County reports 37,000 new daily coronavirus infections as Omicron surges 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Although respirators may be available in smaller sizes, they are typically designed for adults, and have not been tested for broad use among children. A visual guide to protective masking against COVID 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Dr. Wen recommended donning at a minimum a three-ply surgical mask — the disposable variety widely sold by the boxful — but better still are the respirators, starting with the gold standard, the N95. Calls to upgrade masks intensify as omicron spreads 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z Over the program's existence, more than 8,000 local law enforcement agencies have requested $7 billion worth of excess military equipment, everything from assault rifles to respirators. This coastal town needs federal aid for climate adaptation. Instead it’ll get a military truck 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z Over the past several weeks, Cook said, that has meant distributing respirators and rapid coronavirus tests as the highly transmissible omicron variant has torn through the homeless community. Mutual aid groups formed amid the pandemic have turned their focus to the homeless 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z Stone said Concerto "made a difficult choice" to use respirator masks without providing medical evaluations to employees, but it "was clearly the correct choice under the circumstances." They were the pandemic’s perfect victims 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z If the fitted mask or respirator causes breathing problems, dizziness or other problems, the CDC advises switching to a regular cloth or disposable mask and continuing other protective measures like social distancing. A visual guide to protective masking against COVID 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z A major advantage of the surgical masks and respirators is that they are made with melt-blown polypropylene, which helps trap the airborne particles. Calls to upgrade masks intensify as omicron spreads 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts, said Amazon has for months ignored her entreaties to ban vendors selling counterfeit masks and to modify the algorithms that lure consumers away from the best respirators. Counterfeit Covid Masks Are Still Sold Everywhere, Despite Misleading Claims 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Some nurses swiftly and expertly pull on respirators and yellow gowns before slipping into rooms with COVID-19 patients, while others have their eyes glued to computer screens monitoring patient activity. More than 600 days later, early pandemic memories still haunt this Kirkland hospital that saw some of the country’s first COVID patients 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z To clean up even small areas, the EPA recommends wearing rubber gloves, goggles and a mask labeled as an N95 respirator. How to remove mold from walls 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z These disposable respirators, costlier than other masks, cannot be washed for reuse. A visual guide to protective masking against COVID 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Many of these children could be kept alive only through immense artificial respirators known as “iron lungs.” Opinion | Why vaccinating kids for covid-19 makes sense — just like it did for polio 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Those pressing for the continued tax exemption on Chinese masks, including the American Hospital Association, say domestic producers cannot meet the still-surging demand for single-use respirators and other protective gear. Counterfeit Covid Masks Are Still Sold Everywhere, Despite Misleading Claims 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Employees quickly grew familiar with respirators, masks and other personal protective equipment. More than 600 days later, early pandemic memories still haunt this Kirkland hospital that saw some of the country’s first COVID patients 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z “We found there was not a difference between wearing a respirator and wearing a medical mask in that study,” she said. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z When a respirator company depleted its inventory but refused to share its design, startup engineers built them out of snorkeling masks and 3-D-printed valves. Biohackers at the gate: The untold story of how DIY experimenters waged war on COVID-19 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z And my daughter and her husband would need to don protective clothing that covered their hair down to their feet, complete with respirators and rubber boots, ideally disposable. How to remove popcorn ceilings, and when you should call a professional 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z South Korea produces a N95 equivalent known as a KF94, which experts commend for its consistent quality, and the European Union’s respirator standards earn high marks from industry experts. Counterfeit Covid Masks Are Still Sold Everywhere, Despite Misleading Claims 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z In addition to goggles and N95 respirator masks, nurses and technicians have also become comfortable pulling on air filtration devices called Controlled Air-Purifying Respirators and Powered Air-Purifying Respirators before entering patient rooms. More than 600 days later, early pandemic memories still haunt this Kirkland hospital that saw some of the country’s first COVID patients 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Jirasan said police were searching for four suspects linked to the shooting of the police officer, who is unconscious and on a respirator in a hospital ICU, but out of danger. Thailand police seeking protesters in shooting of officer 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z And they would need to don protective clothing that covered their hair down to their feet, complete with respirators and rubber boots, ideally disposable. How to remove popcorn ceilings, and when you should call a professional 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z While masks provide a modicum of protection, what is really needed are fitted N95 respirators. Opinion | Let’s ensure health-care workers get the protection they need 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z The agency announced in May that supplies of approved respirator masks had “increased significantly.” Why We Need to Upgrade Our Face Masks—and Where to Get Them 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z In the United States, that generally means surgical masks, respirators or cloth face coverings that cover the nose and mouth and have a snug fit around the side of the face. Flying with kids: 6 questions about mask rules, answered 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Shortages do not appear to be as big a problem now, though the CDC still advises against choosing N95 respirators. Is your mask good enough to face COVID’s delta variant? 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Others, however, asked why someone who could have gotten a safe free, vaccine, was taking up needed critical care medical resources, like an ICU bed and respirator, when COVID-19 cases were surging. Amid case surge, doctors consider the once-unthinkable: care rationing 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Instead, we need a comprehensive rule that includes education, improved ventilation and sufficient supplies of fitted N95 respirators. Opinion | Let’s ensure health-care workers get the protection they need 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z There are a number of national standards for respirator quality. Why We Need to Upgrade Our Face Masks—and Where to Get Them 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Few of them used respirators or other essential personal protective equipment in the early weeks. Health Effects of 9/11 Still Plague Responders and Survivors 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Boudreaux and hundreds of other paramedics wore respirator masks and two pairs of gloves to try to keep the virus away from their bodies. Ida and COVID-19: ‘Twin-demic’ slams Louisiana hospitals 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Care rationing isn't merely about the number of hospital beds in the ICU, or the number of respirators available for patients who can't breathe on their own. Amid case surge, doctors consider the once-unthinkable: care rationing 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Wear jeans and bring along a small pickax, a hammer, a respirator and protective eyewear if you plan to pound rocks and something to carry your crystals in. How to Collect Crystals 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z The CDC’s Web site warns that about 60 percent of KN95 respirators available in the U.S. are counterfeit. Why We Need to Upgrade Our Face Masks—and Where to Get Them 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z The appropriate respirators were not available until a week after cleanup began. Health Effects of 9/11 Still Plague Responders and Survivors 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z A handful of airlines, mostly in Europe, have banned cloth face coverings in favor of higher-standard versions including surgical masks or respirators. Why cloth masks are on some airlines’ no-fly lists 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Valentine, 61, died on August 21 after being on a respirator and then intubated. Amid case surge, doctors consider the once-unthinkable: care rationing 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z She has been receiving some oxygen but is breathing on her own without a respirator, according to family members. Jesse Jackson: Doing ‘fairly well’ in hospital for COVID 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z The CDC has released a somewhat amusing graphic demonstrating styles of facial hair that are appropriate to wear with a respirator. Why We Need to Upgrade Our Face Masks—and Where to Get Them 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Fernández still remains in a Guadalajara hospital, on a respirator but alert. Column: He's kept a radio vigil for Vicente Fernández for nearly 21 years 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z “It did not have adequate conditions, no respirators, none of that.” Overwhelmed by Coronavirus, Cuba’s Vaunted Health System Is Reeling 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z The American University of Beirut Medical Center said 55 patients dependent on respirators, including 15 children, and more than 100 people with renal failure who are on dialysis would be immediately threatened. World Digest: Aug. 14, 2021 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z Be sure to wear goggles and a respirator so you don’t ingest the concrete dust. How to patch a cracked sidewalk or concrete patio 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z Employers must also maintain an adequate supply of respirators when air quality levels exceed 101, which is considered unhealthy to sensitive groups. Oregon adopts emergency rules to protect workers from smoke 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z At this point, there is no formal recommendation for the public, including those who may be more vulnerable to severe disease, to use N95s or other similar medical-grade respirators. Masks and covid-19: Explaining the latest guidance from the CDC and other experts 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z Emergency supplies like respirators and other necessary medical equipment should be on hand. How to travel safely and avoid injury during wildfire season 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z Those with respiratory or heart conditions should consult their health care professional before wearing a respirator mask. How to prepare for wildfire smoke in your home, car and while outdoors 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z People with respiratory or heart conditions should consult with their health care professional before wearing a respirator mask. Smoke season is coming to Washington. Here’s how to prepare. 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z City workers will wear special gear, including respirators and protective suits, when they cut down the dead maple, sometime this fall. Newly discovered fungus spores spurred by heat and drought are killing Seattle street trees 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z Ragan gowns up every day of the week, donning two layers of gloves, scrubs, a Tyvek suit and a noisy respirator that purifies the air she breathes. Coronavirus vaccines are widely available in the U.S. So why are scientists working on new ones? 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z The army has also bolstered that with a military care facility under a green tent which houses a line of beds with monitoring equipment and respirators. Understaffed Tunisian hospital battles coronavirus spike 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z Emergency workers wore respirators to fend off the dust. Frustration Mounts in Search for Survivors of Condo Collapse Near Miami 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z Sometimes we use special respirators to filter the air we breathe while in the lab. Working with deadly pathogens dangerous, but necessary for scientists 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z It also required intense hand scrubbing and cleaning her air-purifying respirator, which resembled an astronaut helmet and had its own air system. AP PHOTOS: For Calif. COVID nurses, past and present collide 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z Previous iterations of the mask existed in other countries, and some Chinese were already donning Japanese-style respirators before Dr. Wu arrived in Harbin. What Can and Can’t Be Learned From a Doctor in China Who Pioneered Masks 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z The shipment included respirators, oxygen concentrators, face masks and virus test kits. Repatriation flight rescues stranded Spaniards from Nepal 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z The U.S. attorney is seeking to force the company, Med-Tech Resource LLC of Eugene, Oregon, to forfeit the money and reimburse the state for 1.8 million fake respirators purchased by the state. Feds seize $3.6M from company over sale of fake N95 masks 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z Nearby, in another room, two patients lay connected to respirators. In Argentina, doctors adapt as COVID-19 strains hospitals 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z The sheer number of patients, and the consequent overcrowding of ICUs and hospital infirmaries, the lack of basic medications and respirators, and the total exhaustion of health professionals took their toll on the pandemic outcome. Brazil's Pandemic Is a ‘Biological Fukushima’ That Threatens the Entire Planet 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z The monitors for the respirators are still in their factory wrappings. Argentine clinics struggle despite COVID-19 crisis 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z "Indeed, during a routine influenza season, usage of respirators rises to nearly 100 percent; in a pandemic, most people who needed a mechanical respirator would not get one." With U.S. hospitals overtaxed by COVID-19, huge numbers died from lack of healthcare access 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z Kato did not specify when the respirators and concentrators would be delivered, saying that he hoped they would be provided "swiftly" once discussions with India were finalised. Japan prepared to provide 300 respirators to India 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z France is sending oxygen production units, as well as oxygen containers and respirators. India Covid: First UK aid arrives as coronavirus deaths mount 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z The shipments to India will include oxygen generators, respirators and cryogenic containers and will start next weekend. France to supply India with COVID medical aid - Elysee 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z A heart-shaped balloon hovered over a still respirator. Sanctions-battered Iran, weary of pandemic, faces worst wave 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z "In this instance, these counterfeit N95 respirators may not be effective at filtering airborne particles." CBP intercepts counterfeit N95 masks worth $350G that originated in China 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z The New Mexico Environment Department fined New MexiCann Natural Medicine on Wednesday citing six violations, including failures to implement a respirator program, controls for flammable vapors and ignition sources, and handling of hazardous chemicals. Marijuana producer fined $142K after Santa Fe fire injures 2 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z One man entered the Capitol wearing a dark cowboy hat and a large respirator that covered all but his eyes and forehead. How America’s surveillance networks helped the FBI catch the Capitol mob 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z Trump said he was preventing the export of N95 respirator masks and surgical gloves under the Defense Production Act, a move he said was necessary to ensure that medical supplies were available in the U.S. Today in History 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z But how well do they stack up against medical-grade respirators and surgical masks? What’s inside all those masks? 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Department of Labor to designate the cohort of workers affected by the leaky respirators at Hanford eligible for federal benefits associated with toxic exposure. Renewed push in Congress to ensure benefits for sick Hanford workers given faulty respirators 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z Others were angry after nine people, mostly COVID-19 patients, died on Saturday when medics in a government hospital allegedly ignored depleted oxygen supplies on respirators for at least two hours. Jordan uses tear gas to clamp down on anti-lockdown protesters 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z “That beats death or being on a respirator by quite a bit.” Yes, the coronavirus mutates. No, that doesn’t spell doom for vaccines 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z Translator: “You said that she might need the respirator?” The conversation you don't want to have is the one you need most — especially with COVID 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z And a plan five years earlier to create an emergency supply of N95 respirators was simply not funded. How One Firm Put an ‘Extraordinary Burden’ on the U.S.’s Troubled Stockpile 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z Now he’s under constant care at their home, attached to a respirator that breathes for him. Panama City infant baby Declan fights rare disease 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z Other forms of respirators were not only being reused in my hospital, but we discovered we were using expired filters, for which we presented allegations to the state Department of Labor & Industries. Nurses on the front line: Where’s our hazard pay? 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Things have improved from the early days when the hospital wasn’t able to take in all the patients in need to be put on a mechanical respirator. AP PHOTOS: Madrid hospital staff learn to cope with virus 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Arturo: “Tell them, ‘If there’s a case that I need the respirator, put it on me.’” The conversation you don't want to have is the one you need most — especially with COVID 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z She breathes with a respirator most of the time. 'I am happy': Peruvian woman wins historic battle over right to die 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z As of March 8, more effective respirators of FFP 2 grade will be required for people in shops or on public transport. Slovakia to tighten anti-COVID measures, hard lockdown looms 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z Industry was not touched in these measures although firms will be asked to test workers and provide respirator masks. Czech government tightens lockdown, limits movement to fight COVID surge 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z The Codogno hospital patient survived, after being transferred to another hospital and spending weeks on a respirator. With heavy hearts, Italians mark year of COVID-19 outbreak 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z Donning respirators and protective suits, the specialists carefully removed the outer packaging to reveal a small box. Book excerpt: Working for Syria’s chemical weapons program and spilling its secrets to the CIA 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z Nurses in white Tyvek suits and respirators stepped into the room to set up the ventilator. For two COVID-19 patients, life and death rests on 'el tubo' 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z The agency recommends surgical masks for health care workers and says N95 respirators are needed only during medical procedures that generate aerosols, like certain kinds of surgery. Scientists Call on C.D.C. to Set Air Standards for Workplaces, Now 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z As the coronavirus spread through spring and summer, demand for N95 masks surged to unprecedented levels and the respirators disappeared from stockpiles and distributors’ shelves. Hospitals still ration medical N95 masks as stockpiles swell 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z He said he prioritizes safety over cost, but he doesn’t believe these respirators need to be tossed after each use. Hospitals still ration medical N95 masks as stockpiles swell 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z Even with an N95 respirator mask, the kind used by health care workers, a good fit is essential. Americans Must Tighten Up, or Double Up, Their Masks, C.D.C. Says 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z The agency is still not recommending that consumers wear N95 respirators. Masks should fit better or be doubled up to protect against coronavirus variants, CDC says 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z Until now, CDC’s recommendation has focused on cloth masks because of worries about a shortage of medical procedure masks and N95 respirators masks for health-care personnel. CDC urges proper mask fit, double masks in some cases to protect against virus variants 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z He said he prioritizes safety over cost, but he doesn’t believe these respirators need to be tossed after each use. Hospitals still ration medical N95 masks as stockpiles swell 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z As the coronavirus spread through spring and summer, demand for N95 masks surged to unprecedented levels and the respirators disappeared from stockpiles and distributors’ shelves. Hospitals still ration medical N95 masks as stockpiles swell 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z Federal investigators within the Department of Homeland Security notified the hospital association Friday of the counterfeit respirators. Washington state hospitals scramble to find counterfeit N95 masks, test staffers 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Until now, the CDC’s recommendation has focused on cloth masks because of worries about a shortage of surgical masks and N95 respirators masks for health-care personnel. Masks should fit better or be doubled up to protect against coronavirus variants, CDC says 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z All fans will be given KN-95 respirator masks as they enter, the league said, and seating has been devised for distancing. Staging the Big Game During a Big Crisis 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z The respirators seal off the face and connect to the hooded, waterproof disposable gowns worn by the researchers, allowing them to breathe safely. ‘Immunological unicorn’: the Australian lab growing coronavirus – and its startling discovery 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Read passages of text, like the “Rainbow Passage” that’s commonly used for respirator fit testing, and see whether the mask slides around too much when you talk. Opinion | Everyone should be wearing N95 masks now 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z Medical workers must be regularly fitted for each model of respirator, which complicates switching to new equipment. Washington state hospitals scramble to find counterfeit N95 masks, test staffers 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Complaints to state worker-safety officials filed in March and April said Garfield medical center workers were asked to reuse the same N95 respirator for a week. Did they have to die? How America's Covid response left 3,000 health workers dead 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z Polish lorry driver Greg Mazurek, 36, said he was in the UK with another driver to deliver a respirator to a medical centre on Sunday. Covid-19: Stranded truckers worried they won't get home for Christmas 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z He approached the state early in the pandemic and offered to get KN95 respirator masks. Connecticut turned to atypical virus gear suppliers early on 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z Fixing it meant donning a battery-operated powered air-purifying respirator with a full hood — the kind of gear you see in movies about deadly outbreaks. Ordinary heroism in a year of extraordinary change 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Sauer said 3M is expediting orders to Washington state hospitals for a million genuine respirators to ensure sufficient supply for medical workers. Washington state hospitals scramble to find counterfeit N95 masks, test staffers 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z By December, all workers were required to wear N95 respirators in every corner of the hospital, she said. Did they have to die? How America's Covid response left 3,000 health workers dead 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z Normal supply chains ran dry, especially for the N95 respirator, and the Strategic National Stockpile failed to fill the gaps. Washington state begins bulk shipments of N95 masks from its huge stockpile 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z So her face is obscured by a heavy-duty respirator with big, pink filters, two bright spots in the dim light. From healthcare worker to patient: Death in Room 311 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z Both men wore white overalls and respirator masks. Mexico's cartels rule world's vast fentanyl market in race for huge profits 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z Many of the fraudulent respirators were not used. Washington state hospitals scramble to find counterfeit N95 masks, test staffers 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Taylor Smith, a virologist and technologist at the lab, spends a large fraction of her workday in a full-body gown, sleeve covers, two pairs of gloves, an N95 respirator and goggles. ‘Nobody Sees Us’: Testing-Lab Workers Strain Under Demand 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z Access to respirators and surgical face masks became restricted in many facilities earlier in the course of the pandemic. Covid: Could microwaving face masks help with PPE stocks? 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z The United States depended on China for 85% of its imports of pandemic personal protection equipment, including N95 respirators and masks. On a crowded agenda, Biden must make room for trade 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z N95 respirator masks provide a high level of protection and are used by health care workers. What type of mask works best and how to wear it 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z Fans kept vigil outside, and the sporting world braced itself for a tragic loss, as a respirator labored to keep El Diego alive. Diego Maradona, mesmerizing soccer star and Argentine legend, dies at 60 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z The gold standard is the N95 respirator which, as its name suggests, can block 95 percent of harmful particles a wearer might breathe in or out. Confused About Masks? Here’s What Scientists Know 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z Exposure to 70C dry heat for 90 minutes was effective at decontaminating both surgical masks and respirators, they found. Covid: Could microwaving face masks help with PPE stocks? 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z Both find that masks do not negatively affect vigorous workouts, whether the mask is cloth, surgical or an N95 respirator model. Wearing a Mask During Workouts Really Isn’t So Bad 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z A good option for the general public are surgical masks more easily found than N95 respirators. What type of mask works best and how to wear it 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z A collaboration with Cummins Filtration led to the production of millions of respirator masks distributed across the nation, according to the lab. Oak Ridge National Laboratory announces its top awards 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z It’s indisputable that N95 respirators and surgical masks prevent pathogens from infecting others — one reason doctors have traditionally worn surgical masks to protect their patients. Confused About Masks? Here’s What Scientists Know 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z “We went around and bought up all the industrial respirators” the hospital could find and turned to a local distillery to start making hand sanitizer. Smallest health providers face biggest problem finding protective gear amid coronavirus surge 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z But for the two other sessions, they donned either a disposable paper surgical mask or a tightfitting N95 respirator mask. Wearing a Mask During Workouts Really Isn’t So Bad 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z Representative Neal had managed to get on the phone with the Department of Homeland Security, and delivered a strongly worded message to release the respirators. Inside the Chaotic, Cutthroat Gray Market for N95 Masks 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z He was put on a respirator and succumbed two days later, one more statistic on the coronavirus mortality ledger. Mexico crosses grim coronavirus milestones: 100,000 dead, 1 million infections 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z The New York Democrat said the legislation would authorize the strategic national stockpile to purchase $10 billion of PPE including N-95 respirators, gloves, gowns, masks, face shields and surgical masks. Schumer: Democrats invite Senate Republicans to COVID-19 relief talks 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z All people considered vulnerable will be eligible once a week for one heavy duty respirator mask, also known as FFP2. Merkel, German states consider tougher COVID-measures: document 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z Ms Duwin says that for most people, all they need is a fitted, respirator mask that meets the certified quality standard in that country. Inventors design high-tech helmets for Covid protection 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z Medical-supply vendors bought massive quantities of these respirators, which were then loaded into shipping containers and hauled by colossal ships on a monthlong journey to the United States. Inside the Chaotic, Cutthroat Gray Market for N95 Masks 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Before entering the rooms, nurses don gowns, gloves and hood-like respirators. Madison hospitals deal with uncertainty during COVID crisis 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z Hospitals’ normal supply chains had run bare, especially for the N95 respirator mask, the most critical piece of protective equipment for front-line medical staff, and the Strategic National Stockpile failed to quickly fill the gaps. Washington state stockpiles N95 masks as hospitals see demand rise in new coronavirus wave 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z That often means requiring employees to repeatedly reuse respirator masks that are meant to be discarded after each use. The Surging Coronavirus Finds a Federal Leadership Vacuum 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z The wing is staffed with 120 doctors, nurses and technicians who care for 36 patients, including six in intensive care connected to respirators and under sedation. Venezuelans brave COVID wing to bathe, feed sick loved ones 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z The economy abhors a vacuum, however, and since N95s were soon selling for more than 10 times what Baystate Health had been paying, fly-by-night speculators swiftly established a gray market for remaining stocks of respirators. Inside the Chaotic, Cutthroat Gray Market for N95 Masks 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z On the train, where it's impossible to socially distance, Fernandez wears a respirator with two filters. How to tell if your non–medical grade "fashion mask" is really working 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z “If you’ve been fit to one respirator you’re not necessarily enthused about switching to a different respirator,” said Anne Miller, executive director at Project N95, a nonprofit that sources masks for health care providers. Washington state stockpiles N95 masks as hospitals see demand rise in new coronavirus wave 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z People wearing a product qualifying as a respirator are going a step further and protecting themselves. Consumer masks could soon come with labels saying how well they work 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z The last cache of supplies was distributed to Wisconsin by the Strategic National Stockpile in late March and included N95 respirators, face masks and shields, surgical gowns, coveralls and gloves. Sen. Tammy Baldwin demands Trump help Wisconsin fight COVID-19 surge 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z According to data provided by H.H.S., domestic production would more than double over the summer, hitting around 160 million respirators monthly in November. Inside the Chaotic, Cutthroat Gray Market for N95 Masks 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z She was moved to long-term care, remaining on a respirator and on dialysis until her death. This week’s passages 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z Instead, he said, the mask stockpile reflected the small number of “qualified requests received” compared to the large number of respirators ordered. Washington state stockpiles N95 masks as hospitals see demand rise in new coronavirus wave 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z The respirators were purchased “from a reliable vendor who provided commercial invoicing and packing lists with the Makrite factory seal,” CNE said in en email to staff obtained by the Journal. Care New England says it received some counterfeit masks 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z Back in July, it was reported that Ferrell was ill and on a respirator after suffering a heart attack. Conchata Ferrell, ‘Two and a Half Men’ star, dead at 77 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Six other large American manufacturers, such as Honeywell, also received substantial respirator orders from late March through July. Inside the Chaotic, Cutthroat Gray Market for N95 Masks 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Mr. Wilson cited his work on diamond pricing, among other examples, while Mr. Milgrom pointed to the challenge in allocating respirators early in the pandemic crisis. U.S. Auction Theorists Win the 2020 Nobel in Economics 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Bright also alleged that his early efforts to secure supplies of N95 respirator masks for health care workers were rebuffed by higher-ups at HHS, who saw him as an alarmist. Whistleblower who alleged White House virus failures resigns 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Some spoke of the experience of being put on a respirator, while others who lost relatives wondered aloud whether they were the ones to bring the virus with them into their homes. Thousands of empty chairs placed outside White House to represent US coronavirus deaths 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z As the pandemic ramped up, these respirators quickly fell into short supply. Face masks: what the data say 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z The respirators could be loaded into the semitrailers. Inside the Chaotic, Cutthroat Gray Market for N95 Masks 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Wilson added: “Trump’s reaction was, ‘I got the respirators, you’d never get respirators.’ Presidential debates format to be overhauled after calamity in Cleveland 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z The researchers noted that many health care workers wear surgical masks over their N95 respirators in an effort to protect them and extend the life of an N95. Coronavirus face masks made with silk are better than cotton, study finds 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z He put on a N95 respirator, occasionally removing it to use his inhaler. Crowd-control weapons at Seattle protests have caused injuries, heightened tensions with police 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z But for N95s and other respirators, Trump has used this authority far less, allowing major manufacturers to scale up as they see fit and potential new manufacturers to go untapped and underfunded. N95 masks save lives. So why are they still hard to get this far into a pandemic? 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z This precaution was taken to help keep the respirators secure; stories were circulating of federal agencies, also struggling to get respirators, appropriating shipments. Inside the Chaotic, Cutthroat Gray Market for N95 Masks 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z People who frequent these forests sometimes carry respirators, heavy-duty gloves and a fistful of antihistamines. This Tree’s Leaves Look Soft and Inviting. Please Don’t Touch Them. 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations seized the bulk shipment of the special respirator masks on Sept. 10 after suspecting they were counterfeit, the CBP wrote in a Monday press release. Customs agents seize 500,000 counterfeit N95 masks from China bound for New Jersey 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z A neighborhood resident wore a respirator inside his apartment and still wheezed for an hour with asthma. Crowd-control weapons at Seattle protests have caused injuries, heightened tensions with police 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z The soft, flexible outer layers of the mask are designed to protect the most important part of the respirator: the filter inside. N95 masks save lives. So why are they still hard to get this far into a pandemic? 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Artenstein furnished proof that the respirators were destined for his hospitals. Inside the Chaotic, Cutthroat Gray Market for N95 Masks 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z The hospital set up an isolation unit with air pumped away from the halls, restricted access to the unit and trained staff to use well-developed protocols and N95 respirators – at a minimum. 'Just a matter of time': nurses die as US hospitals fail to contain Covid-19 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z To address this problem, students were set a challenge to design a helmet connected to a respirator that not only protects but allows frontline workers to remain productive for longer. Snack, scratch in safety: new COVID-19 helmet brings comfort to frontline workers 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z Critical shortfalls of medical N95 respirators - commonly referred to as N95 masks - and other protective gear started in March, when the pandemic hit New York. Scarcity of key material squeezes medical mask manufacturing 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z In a state that hosted 460,000 people at an August motorcycle rally and requires no one to wear a mask sits the largest respirator plant in the United States. N95 masks save lives. So why are they still hard to get this far into a pandemic? 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Eventually, at the end of March, it began to make limited use of the act, ordering companies like 3M, the largest remaining American producer of N95s, to increase respirator production in the United States. Inside the Chaotic, Cutthroat Gray Market for N95 Masks 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Hill, who is also the hospital’s chief representative for the California Nurses Association, said that staff was not provided highly protective N95 respirators. 'Just a matter of time': nurses die as US hospitals fail to contain Covid-19 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z Shortfalls of medical N95 respirators - commonly referred to as N95 masks - and other gear started in March, when the pandemic hit New York. Scarcity of raw material still squeezes N95 mask makers 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z But only a fraction of that was going into medical respirators, Kalil said. Scarcity of key material squeezes medical mask manufacturing 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z “Maddening, frustrating, mind-blowing, aggravating, that’s the polite language for it,” said American Medical Association President Susan Bailey, who still hears from doctors who do not have respirators. N95 masks save lives. So why are they still hard to get this far into a pandemic? 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z In total, the administration would invoke the D.P.A. at least 30 times to expand the domestic medical manufacturing base, for respirators as well as other items. Inside the Chaotic, Cutthroat Gray Market for N95 Masks 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z After that, she decided she needed to be better prepared, so she began an online appeal in mid-July to raise money to buy earplugs, a respirator mask and goggles. What a 16-Year-Old Learned in Three Months of Portland Protests 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z But only a fraction of that was going into medical respirators, Kalil said. Scarcity of raw material still squeezes N95 mask makers 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z Even so, valved respirator masks are not allowed in sterile medical environments because they allow the wearer’s germs to escape. Face Shields and Valved Masks Offer More Comfort but Less Protection 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z As the weather cools and the death toll climbs, America’s health-care workers fear that when winter comes, they still won’t have enough respirators. N95 masks save lives. So why are they still hard to get this far into a pandemic? 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Supply and demand for respirators were locked in a life-or-death race. Inside the Chaotic, Cutthroat Gray Market for N95 Masks 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Another Gates-funded initiative is working to secure respirators and oxygen supplies for hospitals, which will improve care during the pandemic and beyond. The Gates Foundation, a global health behemoth, aims its massive bank account and disease-fighting expertise at COVID-19 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z After declaring a national emergency over the health crisis on March 13, Trump directed governors to order their own ventilators, respirators and supplies, saying the federal government is "not a shipping clerk." Revisionist history: Republicans rewrite the recent past with convention 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z Some of the babies were on respirators and ventilators, some as small as one or two pounds, Bossano said. America reacts to Donald Trump's RNC acceptance speech – US politics live 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z There are surgical masks, which protect a patient from a nurse’s germs, and respirator masks, which protect a nurse from the patient. N95 masks save lives. So why are they still hard to get this far into a pandemic? 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z A person sets a respirator over the nose and mouth, and a tensioned headband seals it against the face. Inside the Chaotic, Cutthroat Gray Market for N95 Masks 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z So health care workers may be forgiven if they disregard the CDC's general recommendation against valved respirators. CDC warned the public against wearing valved facemasks — while recommending them to health workers 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z Doctors in the Siberian city of Omsk had Navalny on a respirator. Russian opposition leader Navalny is hospitalized after suspected poisoning, spokeswoman says 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z The central government also stopped selling masks and respirators to other countries and began buying supplies from around the world. Local Officials in China Hid Coronavirus Dangers From Beijing, U.S. Agencies Find 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z Strapped over her mouth and nose was an N95 respirator, the disposable filtering mask that has become the world’s most reliable and coveted defense against the virus. N95 masks save lives. So why are they still hard to get this far into a pandemic? 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z On March 12, about two months after warnings began about the pandemic, and one day before President Trump declared a national emergency, the federal government finally placed its first large-scale order of N95 respirators. Inside the Chaotic, Cutthroat Gray Market for N95 Masks 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z For example, the list includes the kind of N95 respirators made by 3M and sold in hardware stores as dust masks. CDC warned the public against wearing valved facemasks — while recommending them to health workers 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z The United States failed to do that for masks, respirators and other equipment that protects health-care workers from infection. Why creating life-saving drugs is a lousy bet 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z Why did the United States get caught with so few respirators, ventilators and diagnostic testing equipment and supplies? Opinion | We must learn the lessons of the pandemic. A bipartisan commission can help with that. 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z On a sweltering August morning, she left her dog in her apartment and packed her respirator in her car. N95 masks save lives. So why are they still hard to get this far into a pandemic? 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z But in March, as the pandemic exploded, he was shocked to find that the normal channels for getting respirators were, he says, “like a faucet without a stream of water.” Inside the Chaotic, Cutthroat Gray Market for N95 Masks 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z In fact, the lives of people who are at the highest risk of infection and death from COVID-19, due to age and/or underlying medical conditions, may depend on N95 respirators with exhalation valves. CDC warned the public against wearing valved facemasks — while recommending them to health workers 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z He spent two weeks connected to a respirator and on July 20 he died. A Salvadoran immigrant feared losing his food industry job. Now he's dead of COVID-19 2020-08-12T04:00:00Z Wearing chemical splash goggles, a respirator and a bike helmet, and carrying an umbrella as a shield against streams of mace or tear gas, he was ready for a potential riot. ‘It’s not the Seattle I want to live in’: Passion and deep feelings at rally to support police 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z The straps, which secure around the crown and base of the head, are crucial to ensure the respirator tightly around the nose and mouth. N95 masks save lives. So why are they still hard to get this far into a pandemic? 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z In the email, a friend of a friend claimed to have KN95 respirators, a technical equivalent to N95s, certified to a Chinese standard. Inside the Chaotic, Cutthroat Gray Market for N95 Masks 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z In a paper published Tuesday in the journal Biofuels, researchers said it was the most common and most promising method for degrading polypropylene, a main ingredient in N95 respirators, surgical masks, and single-use protective gowns. The world is drowning in used face masks. We should turn them into fuel 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z “All the elevators are broken, all the respirators, all the monitors, all the doors — everything is destroyed,” he said. As Smoke Clears in Beirut, Shock Turns to Anger 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z The most expensive part of the order consisted of 50 million FFP2 respirator masks, which are designed to protect healthcare workers from inhaling harmful particles. Safety concerns halt use of 50 million NHS masks 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z But then those filters have to be made into respirators, and those respirators have to be approved by NIOSH, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. N95 masks save lives. So why are they still hard to get this far into a pandemic? 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Three more planes were to follow later in the day containing two field hospitals of 500 beds each, equipped with respirators and other necessary medical supplies. Factbox: France, Turkey, Gulf states among those aiding Beirut after blast 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z Another lawmaker, Sen. Mike Moser, 68, of Columbus, was hospitalized and put on a respirator after catching the virus earlier this year, but he has since recovered. 2 Nebraska state senators self-isolate after virus exposure 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Explosions burst into the night as protesters fell into a familiar choreography: Those without respirators fell back as tear gas clouded the air. More federal agents dispatched to Portland as protests rise in other cities 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z He said that the masks made from underwear fabric were not intended to be used by staff members — only by nursing home visitors — and that the expired respirator masks should never been distributed. FEMA Sends Faulty Protective Gear to Nursing Homes Battling Virus 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z She believed it was her duty, on top of risking her life for her patients, to make her disposable respirator mask last through as many 12-hour shifts as she could. N95 masks save lives. So why are they still hard to get this far into a pandemic? 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z While medical face masks and respirators are prioritised for health and care workers, you might want to try making your own face covering, wherever you live. Coronavirus: How to make your own face mask 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z At morning and evening shift change, nurses in scrubs and pink respirator masks arrived in groups. Crisis nurses, first deployed to New York, now on coronavirus front lines in Texas 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z The operator allowed staff to use the same N95 respirator for up to a week and lacked a comprehensive respiratory protection plan, among other violations, the department said on Tuesday. What you need to know about the coronavirus right now 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z On Monday the minister for health wrote an open letter to aid agencies asking for asking for equipment like testing kits, respirators and protective equipment for health workers. Madagascar hospitals 'overwhelmed' by coronavirus 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z After nine weeks in and out of Covidland, she had come to trust in her disposable respirator. N95 masks save lives. So why are they still hard to get this far into a pandemic? 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z As far as Mr. Taylor is concerned, “It really makes sense from a better-safe-than-sorry perspective. It can’t hurt. And it’s better to wear a mask than be on a respirator.” Mask madness: Coronavirus confrontations escalate across U.S. 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z The 14-employee company was able to make 100 valves in a day, and then designed one — named the Charlotte Valve for Fracassi’s wife — that could transform a common snorkeling mask into lifesaving respirators. Future of 3D printing is in U.S. and European patenting 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z The group instructed protesters to bring tents, tarps, sleeping bags, gas masks, respirators, helmets and barricades “and other shield tools to defend from the feds and police.” Portland police close parks, remove barricades to avoid repeat of Seattle-style autonomous zone 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Surgical grade N95 respirators offer the highest level of protection against the virus, followed by surgical grade masks, but they are costly and reserved for healthcare workers. Single-use face mask or one like Amber Heard's? How I learnt to choose wisely 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z They were tested to make sure the N95s fit their faces and taught to use other respirators that looked like gas masks or blew clean air into a hood. N95 masks save lives. So why are they still hard to get this far into a pandemic? 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z The government says surgical masks and respirators should be reserved for those who need them to protect against risks in their workplace, such as NHS staff and care workers. A user's guide to wearing your face mask to the shops 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z And it’s not just respirators — 3D printers have been used throughout the world to make protective gear like masks for hospital workers. Future of 3D printing is in U.S. and European patenting 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z Sinopec, a state-owned Chinese oil company, said it had worked closely with the Chinese Communist Party as it set out to build a factory to make the particle-trapping fabric needed for surgical masks and respirators. China Dominates Medical Supplies, in This Outbreak and the Next 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z It cost twice as much for the Los Angeles site because the state started with an empty building and used the facility for critically ill patients, including those who needed respirators, Butler said. California ‘surge’ hospitals are costly, but how much? 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z All workers who wear N95s are required to undergo a test to ensure the respirator fits properly. N95 masks save lives. So why are they still hard to get this far into a pandemic? 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z One example, she says, would be a trial showing that tight-fitting respirator masks offer better protection than looser-fitting medical masks in a health-care setting. Mounting evidence suggests coronavirus is airborne — but health advice has not caught up 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z And in an American Nurses Association study administered in May, 43 percent of the 14,000 nurses surveyed said their hospitals were decontaminating and reusing N95 respirators. With protective equipment shortages lingering, health facilities turn to mask-cleaning system 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z Before the pandemic, China already exported more respirators, surgical masks, medical goggles and protective garments than the rest of the world combined, the Peterson Institute for International Economics estimated. China Dominates Medical Supplies, in This Outbreak and the Next 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z “Mr. Cain did not require a respirator, and he is awake and alert,” the statement read. Herman Cain, cancer survivor, hospitalized with COVID-19 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Though 3M helped Ford make the far more expensive powered respirators, which blow clean air into a hood, the company has not entered into any major partnerships with outside manufacturers to make N95s. N95 masks save lives. So why are they still hard to get this far into a pandemic? 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z While none of these masks reach the level of effectiveness that medical-grade masks and respirators do, some of them are still better than others. Study uncovers most effective non-medical face mask for protecting against coronavirus 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z In the US, the CDC initially advised healthy people against wearing a mask, a stance driven by concerns over shortages of the N95 respirators. If more Americans wore masks the pandemic would slow, experts say 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z President Emmanuel Macron of France pledged in March to produce homegrown masks and respirators by the end of this year. China Dominates Medical Supplies, in This Outbreak and the Next 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z So I squirmed my skinny boy-bones inside that black throat — no respirator — and brooded upon the industrial void. Toxic Ghosts 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Ford gained its own approval to manufacture disposable respirators but has made just 16,000 of them while focusing instead on face shields and surgical masks. N95 masks save lives. So why are they still hard to get this far into a pandemic? 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Since mid-March, Tsai has been a worldwide force on two fronts - finding new ways to sterilize disposable respirators for reuse and rapidly scaling up their production. The humble Knoxville scientist who became a worldwide hero 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z Nurses walk into their units for 12-hour shifts, gear up in gowns, respirators, gloves and goggles and enter an other-worldly setting. Nurses, doctors feel strain as virus races through Arizona 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z In 2005, after the outbreak of SARS, which killed 350 people in China, the Ministry of Science and Technology announced that it had developed respirators that better fit Chinese faces. China Dominates Medical Supplies, in This Outbreak and the Next 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z As the coronavirus spread across the US this spring, authorities warned people not to purchase N95 respirator masks, lest they contribute to a shortage of the masks for medical personnel. Go read this ProPublica story about a scheme to relabel non-medical masks for emergency workers 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z By October, the company says, it will have increased production to 95 million respirators per month. N95 masks save lives. So why are they still hard to get this far into a pandemic? 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z He is the creator of the filter material inside most disposable N95 respirators. The humble Knoxville scientist who became a worldwide hero 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z Working with her colleagues and graduate students, Dr. Marr’s lab found that a large stockpile of expired respirator masks were still effective but that 3-D printed masks unfortunately were not. The Scientist, the Air and the Virus 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Nurses United sent a letter to hospitals in late January urging increases in PPE inventory, such as N95 respirators and eye coverings. Hundreds of health care workers lost their lives battling the coronavirus. Now a series of ‘what ifs’ haunt their friends and colleagues. 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z “I don’t see myself doing anything else,” said Ms. Sandoval, who lately has been fighting to stabilize coronavirus patients on respirators. ‘Dreamers’ Are Elated After Getting a Reprieve on DACA 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z For the first time in two months, she decided that this respirator was done. N95 masks save lives. So why are they still hard to get this far into a pandemic? 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z “But because of the need for the respirators, people think it is very important.” The humble Knoxville scientist who became a worldwide hero 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z Another of the devices went missing in April, and three respirators went missing about the same time. Feds: Seattle VA medical staffer stole, sold respirators 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z It can make patients’ blood sugar difficult to regulate, and when used in patients who are heavily sedated and on a respirator, it can increase the risk of profound muscle weakness. Dexamethasone can improve COVID-19 survival, study says 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z We don’t want people to start using N95 or N99 respirators and surgical face masks in the streets because we need them to protect the health care workers. Latin America Faces a Critical Moment in the Battle against COVID-19 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z An August survey of 21,500 nurses showed 68 percent of them are required to reuse respirators, many for more than the five times recommended by the CDC, and some even more than Kelly Williams. N95 masks save lives. So why are they still hard to get this far into a pandemic? 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z He knew the kinds of stress the respirators could tolerate, and he published these thoughts in the Journal of Emergency Medicine in a special emergency article. The humble Knoxville scientist who became a worldwide hero 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z They said they also spoke with an Ohio resident who bought one of the portable respirators for $6,140 and uses it to treat his chronic lung disease. Feds: Seattle VA medical staffer stole, sold respirators 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Wearing N95 respirators, compared with disposable surgical masks or reusable cotton masks, was more strongly associated with a reduction in risk of infection, but that was another low-certainty conclusion, Schünemann said. Spate of new research supports wearing masks to control coronavirus spread 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z But the guidance warned that they aren’t considered personal protective equipment and aren’t to be substituted for respirators or surgical masks when those are necessary. Iowa buys 1 million non-medical masks from GOP donor’s firm 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z That effort got a big boost, Inslee said, when a U.S. federal agency on Sunday approved a new respirator mask made by Chinese automotive conglomerate BYD Co. Inslee: As stockpile improves, more medical protective gear available to guard against coronavirus 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z “By selling and delivering to customers counterfeit, damaged, deficient, or otherwise altered respirators and engaging in price-gouging, Defendants caused irreparable damage to 3M’s reputation,” the complaint reads. 3M sues Amazon storefront that allegedly sold fake N95 masks for $23 apiece 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z “And some promising techniques have emerged in the interim – such as the potential for continuous positive airway pressure machines, respirators that fit round your face, to help patients breathe. These are showing encouraging results.” After six months of coronavirus, how close are we to defeating it? 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z A study funded by the W.H.O. concluded this week that respirator masks, like the N95, are better than surgical masks for health care workers. W.H.O. Finally Endorses Masks to Prevent Coronavirus Transmission 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z The new amendment notes if the respirators are certified by the new timeline, the state plans to purchase 150 million masks, which would be delivered this month and next. California grants another extension to BYD in delivering $1B order of N95 masks 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z An analysis published this week suggests that N95 and other respirator masks are superior to surgical or cloth masks in protecting medical workers against the virus. The C.D.C. Waited ‘Its Entire Existence for This Moment.’ What Went Wrong? 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z Supplies of N95 respirators—the most effective mask type—should find their way to those in daily close contact with infected people. How to Use Masks during the Coronavirus Pandemic 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z “As an older person, what I want is not to end up on a respirator,” Dr. Monto said. Six Months of Coronavirus: Here’s Some of What We’ve Learned 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z Prosecutors said Penn and at least two partners negotiated a deal between March and April to sell 50 million N95 respirator masks to a foreign government. Man charged for $317M sale of virus masks that didn’t exist 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z The respirators filter 95% of particles, providing crucial protection to nurses and other essential workers. California grants another extension to BYD in delivering $1B order of N95 masks 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z OSHA’s existing enforcement tools, including standards that address respirators and personal protective equipment, are “inadequate and unused,” Adams said. Democrats charge OSHA isn’t protecting front-line workers 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z Another option, battery-powered respirators, required costly maintenance and, at roughly $800 each, were too expensive. They Evoke Darth Vader, but These Masks May Save Your Doctor’s Life 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z The police also arrested 10 teenagers for the possession of objects such as screwdrivers, gasoline bombs, respirators and a pair of scissors. Protesters in Hong Kong Rally Against China’s Tightening Grip 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z Some 112 intensive care units equipped with 200 respirators will be reserved for critically ill patients. The Latest: Cyprus to cover costs for infected tourists 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z According to the complaint, which was unsealed Tuesday, in February, Romano began attempting to obtain for resale large quantities of personal protective equipment, including N95 respirators. DOJ charges New Jersey man with $45M scheme to defraud, price gouge NYC for PPE amid coronavirus 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z N95 respirators, for example, are famously good at blocking viral particles—but they can also reduce the amount of available oxygen by up to 20 percent. New Design Helps N95 Mask Wearers Breathe Easier 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z In response, even America's supposed global rivals, China and Russia, have sent respirators and other assistance. America the "pitiful": Fintan O'Toole on how our once-great nation devolved into "Trumpland" 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z It's currently undergoing the official rating and approval process, so it's not yet in use in intensive care or triage, where FFP3 respirators are required. Why some face masks are more effective than others 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z Other plants are making masks, respirators and face shields. From building trucks to ventilators, Ford's crisis response, worker pride on display during Trump's Mich. visit 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z At the beginning of April, the U.S. purchased 60 tons of ventilators, masks, respirators and additional medical equipment from Russia following a phone call between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. U.S. to donate 200 ventilators to Russia as it reports second-highest number of COVID-19 cases 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z This feature could make the respirators more bearable. New Design Helps N95 Mask Wearers Breathe Easier 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z A team in hazmat suits wearing respirators sprayed disinfectant fog in the building between shifts. ‘Way Too Late’: Inside Amazon’s Biggest Outbreak 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z Until recently, the market for respirators was mainly industrial - manufacturing, construction and the like. Why some face masks are more effective than others 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z Last month, the U.S. purchased 60 tons of ventilators, masks, respirators and additional medical equipment from Russia. U.S. gearing up to send medical aid to Russia as COVID-19 cases surge 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z The 59-year-old taxi driver was being disconnected from a respirator in a Nicaraguan hospital. ‘Express burials’ raise fears that Nicaragua is hiding a coronavirus tragedy 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z The survey found 31% of doctors reusing N95 respirator masks, which are essential for protecting healthcare workers from contagion and meant to be discarded immediately, with some using the masks indefinitely. Japan COVID-19 doctors lack fresh masks, hazard pay: union survey 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z One Geisinger doctor turned spare vacuum bags into respirator face masks; medical residents spent their free time cutting protective gowns out of surgical drapes; hundreds of volunteers sewed masks for home health nurses. No deaths and an army of hospital workers ready to fight: A rural town’s prescription for a nation weighing what’s next 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z "They really only used them for tuberculosis, maybe a measles case. But now we see that healthcare everywhere in the world is using respirators at a much, much higher rate." Why some face masks are more effective than others 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z On April 10, his department declared a shortage of personal protective equipment and directed health care providers to use face masks for treating multiple patients, use washable gowns and shorten hospital stays to preserve respirators. Iowa rebuilds PPE stockpile after deals with unusual sources 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z Medical-grade respirators like N95 masks provide protection for the wearer, but experts say a cloth face covering is about protecting others. Face coverings now a mandatory L.A. accessory. Can we keep it covered up? 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z Under questioning, Bowen said that if HHS had taken him up on his offer, he could have been producing an additional 7 million N95 respirators a month by now. Ousted vaccine official testifies country still lacks master plan amid pandemic 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z She made her own N95 respirator mask using the vacuum bag. No deaths and an army of hospital workers ready to fight: A rural town’s prescription for a nation weighing what’s next 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Ousted U.S. vaccine chief Dr. Rick Bright testified on Thursday that "lives were lost" because the Trump administration failed to ramp up the production of personal protective equipment like N95 respirators. "Lives were lost": Bright calls out Trump administration over personal protective equipment shortage 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z “The apology was accepted, and agreement was arrived between the two to ensure that respirators were delivered to members of the force,” press secretary Patrick Gallahue said. NYC health chief under fire for alleged remark about police 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z McEnany also claimed that the Trump administration built a stockpile of equipment, delivering “millions” of respirators, “billions” of gloves, and many more pieces of personal protective equipment to hospitals. McEnany responds to ousted HHS official's criticism of Trump: Sounds like he 'hasn't been paying much attention' 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z “The Commissioner apologized for her contribution to the exchange, the apology was accepted and agreement was arrived between the two to ensure that respirators were delivered to members of the force.” De Blasio calls for NYC health commissioner to 'apologize' after rejecting NYPD coronavirus mask plea 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z They started a project with Geisinger staff members and nearby Bucknell University professors to engineer a reusable respirator face mask using 3-D printers. No deaths and an army of hospital workers ready to fight: A rural town’s prescription for a nation weighing what’s next 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z When the smoke pollution is particularly bad, many people use N95 particulate respirator masks. How should vulnerable people be protected during wildfires? 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z But there is one distinct difference between the fraudulent masks and the authentic respirators: ear loops. American health care workers receive counterfeit N95 masks from China, AP investigation finds 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z |
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