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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"respirators"”.
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Facemasks in the protection of hospitals healthcare workers (HCW) in resource poor settings
… of evidence around the efficacy of facemasks and respirators. Most studies have been observational and there is a lack of trial data around use and re-use of facemasks in the healthcare setting. Due to the lack of high quality studies, I hypothesised that there would be huge variations in the …
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Behind the Mask: Determinants of Nurses' Adherence to Recommended Use of Facial Protective Equipment to Prevent Occupational Transmission of Communicable Respiratory Illness in Acute Care Hospitals
… protective equipment, including surgical masks, respirators and eye/face protection, is the least adhered to type of personal protective equipment used by healthcare workers, yet it is an important barrier precaution against communicable respiratory illness. Objectives - To describe nurses’ …
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Evaluation of Training Technique as a Means of Influencing Safety Knowledge, Risk Perception and Proper Respirator Donning Ability Among Respiratory Protection Users
… to administer properly. Improper wearing of respirators can have serious consequences. Of 482,000 reported occupational illnesses in 1996, nearly 22,000 of these were attributed to respiratory conditions as a result of inhalation of toxic agents. Providing effective respiratory safety …
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Process-Property Characterization for Multi-Material Jetting Applications
… of large-scale, distributed production of respirators via AM, the lack of filtration efficiency testing generated concerns about the respirators' effectiveness. The goal of this work was to measure particle transmission through respirators fabricated with powder bed fusion and fused …
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Fibrous Membranes in Personal Protective Applications
… clothing. For example, when used as filters in respirators and face masks, fibrous membranes can act as excellent barriers to aerosols without resulting in unreasonably high air resistance. The application of strong and tough fibrous textiles in protective clothing has continued to grow since …
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Applying the theory of planned behavior to respiratory protection utilization and behaviors of east-central Illinois pork producers
… of a supply of two-strap toxic dust/mist respirators (tstd/mrs). Of specific research questions, two were (a) no difference would be seen between six-month intentions and self-reported behaviors (use) for any of the four quasi-experimental groups, and (b) six-month intention would …
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Untersuchung verschiedener Atemgasklimatisierungssysteme unter Hochfrequenzoszillationsbeatmung
… der HFOV zu bewerten. Die Einstellungen des Respirators sind nicht beeinflusst von der Art der Atemgasklimatisierung. Die Sicherheit und ausreichende Anfeuchtung bei Einsatz eines HME bedürfen weiterer klinischer Studien.
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Acute Pulmonary Response in Landscape Workers: Job Redesign
… of participants and evaluating disposable respirators as an intervention. Low levels of endotoxin and fungal spores were found in the breathable space of the participants during the two days of data collection. The users were not completely satisfied with the half face disposable respirator …
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PPE Effectiveness in Agricultural Settings
… created to compare the air concentrations in respirators, and positioned near the applicator during pesticide application. Passive media patches were placed underneath gloves to measure dermal exposure. Charcoal media was used to sample for horticultural oil, and PUF media was used to sample …
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Evaluation of In door Residual houseHold spraying:Challenges faced by Ndola Urban District
… association was found between availability of respirators and experienced problem, majority 81.3% of the respondents who said respirators were available experienced no problems while spraying compared to those who said they were not available. 71.4% experienced itching or rash, srreezing and …
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Evaluation of In door Residual houseHold spraying:Challenges faced by Ndola Urban District
… association was found between availability of respirators and experienced problem, majority 81.3% of the respondents who said respirators were available experienced no problems while spraying compared to those who said they were not available. 71.4% experienced itching or rash, srreezing and …
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Architecture's Invisible Tie to Loneliness
… hiding neighbors, smiles consumed by KN 95 respirators, deserted ground plane, long narrow corridors, disconnection from the rest of the city, all this prevented me from seeing a home in the apartment I had rented in the United States. Philosopher Lars Svendsen's analysis and understanding …
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EVALUATION OF TRANSIENT COGNITIVE CHANGES FROM MAXIMAL EXERTION AND RESPIRATOR WEAR
… breathing hazardous atmospheres. Those wearing respirators and/or performing high-intensity physical work may endure physiological and/or psychological impairment from cardiorespiratory stress, respirator anxiety, and working in hazardous conditions. The effects of multiple stressors may impede …
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EVALUATION OF TRANSIENT COGNITIVE CHANGES FROM MAXIMAL EXERTION AND RESPIRATOR WEAR
… breathing hazardous atmospheres. Those wearing respirators and/or performing high-intensity physical work may endure physiological and/or psychological impairment from cardiorespiratory stress, respirator anxiety, and working in hazardous conditions. The effects of multiple stressors may impede …
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Barriers to implementation of Tuberculosis infection control amongst South African Health Care Workers
… measures in those areas. Measures such as use of respirators and masks are mostly prioritized by HCWs ahead of administrative and environmental measures that are potentially more effective in reducing TB infection. Barriers to TBIC implementation identified include: inadequate HCW training on …
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Effect of Oral Care and Health Professional Education on Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia: A Pilot Study
Ventilator acquired pneumonia (VAP) is a nosocomial infection that is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the critical care environment. Procedures and protocols are being researched in order to reduce the risk associated with this nosocomial infection for patients who require mechanical …
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A study to characterise the “arsenic rash” observed at a copper smelter in Tsumeb, Namibia
… questioning of the cases suggests that the respirators are a substantial contributor to the rashes in the face & neck areas. The lack of statistical significance between cases and controls for the individual PPE related questions could be due to the same non-differential bias operative in …