Wednesday 20 November 2013

The Many Benefits Of N95 Respirators

By Katy Kline


Many benefits can be experienced from using N95 respirators. Most people do not realize how valuable they are. They help protect our health, can stop the spreading of illnesses, and create a sterile environment for doctors. It does not matter what a person does for a living because everyone can acquire and afford them.

Filters composed of wool, glass, cellulose, or plastic are what capture these harmful particles and germs. Many masks contain a number of these materials while others contain just one of them. Elastic straps hold the face piece in place by wrapping around the back of the head.

Being able to breathe properly while adorning one of these items is very crucial. Test the items out by breathing both normally and heavily. If it just does not seem that you are able to breathe take the device off and try on a different one. There also needs to be enough space on the bridge of the nose for a pair of safety goggles to be worn. Safety goggles would be a good idea to wear because all those particles in the air that you are trying to avoid breathing will probably end up in your eyes as well.

Protecting your health is a very important thing to do. These items will do just that. The filter can also remove many germs from the air a person is breathing along with airborne particles. This would be useful to someone during the flu and cold season. By wearing the filters a sick person can stop the spreading of their illness to others and a healthy person will avoid breathing the germs in.

As long as the particles are not oil based they will be trapped by the filters and will not enter the body. Asbestos is a very dangerous material that is proven to cause cancer. Many old structures have asbestos particles floating around that can be easily breathed in by an unsuspecting person.

These devices are worn by surgeons while performing surgery in order to keep the environment sterile. By wearing the device the doctor can keep the patient safe by not breathing out any germs, particles, or bacteria onto the surgical site. A person may get very sick or experience other sorts of discomfort if this should happen. Food oriented establishments are also a common place where these items are worn. By wearing the devices food remains contaminate free and that keeps people who are eating from getting very ill. Pharmacists will also wear them to avoid inhaling medicinal particles.

Department stores, hardware stores, and pharmacies are very common place that sell these masks. There are many different companies that manufacture different types of masks. It is recommended that the buyer try on the masks before purchasing. It is critical that the item fits properly and securely. Be sure to try talking and making different facial movements in order to test the item and see if it stays snugly against the skin. If any space occurs between the filter and skin the filter will not work effectively and germs and particles will be breathed in.

There are a lot of great reasons to wear N95 respirators. Health is very important to protect and sanitary environments are needed. The devices ensure that those results are achieved.




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