Respirators, more commonly known as face masks, are meant to keep health care and emergency workers safe from chemicals and infectious particles. Surgical masks can be helpful if you are sick ...

Masks are a big category: There are cloth masks, surgical masks, N95 respirators that block 95 percent of small particles. People use them both as source control—that is, to reduce the spread of ...

There are many face masks to choose from, but properly fitting respirators offer the most protection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Experts say N95 respirators ar ...

The entire workforce at the lab that tests respirators and other safety equipment that's essential to hospitals and ...

Out of all the different face masks you can choose from, one type is the most protective, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: N95 respirators. They’re designed to filter ...

But Dr. David Wohl, a professor of infectious diseases at the University of North Carolina, tells Yahoo Life that in parts of Asia it was fairly common to mask up, especially when the wearer had a ...

At least until now, as [Aris Alder] tackles the problem with an affordable DIY supplied-air respirator. Now, we know what you’re thinking, anything as critical as breathing is probably best left ...

but are not required to do so under any OSHA standard or by UNR as the work conditions do not warrant the use of a respirator. OSHA requires the following information be provided to anyone considering ...

Laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation via the nose were performed frequently during respirator therapy with the utmost care to minimize trauma. The endotracheal tube was cleared by suction ...

As of March 31, these visitor restrictions are lifted due to a decline in these respiratory illnesses in the South Bend area, a hospital spokesperson said in a release. Mask wearing is also now ...