Cleaning and disinfecting reusable respirators
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- Опубліковано 22 чер 2020
- This is an updated version of a video I produced 2 months ago on cleaning and disinfecting 3M reusable silicone or elastomeric respirators.
I have no connection to 3M. This video has not been reviewed or endorsed by any health service state or federal.
The paper referred to in the video is: Bessesen, Adams, Lewis et al "Disinfection of reusable elastomeric respirators by health care workers: A deasibility study and development of standard operating procedures." American Journal of Infection Control 43 (2015) 629-34 dx.doi.org/10.1...
Awesome update! Very helpful, as there is alot of vague cleaning info out there. Thank you for the better details. Pittsburgh, USA.
Thank you Doctor. From ICU nurse, Miami FL USA
Thanks for the tip about water reducing the effectiveness of static electricity against Covid-19
Thanks for sharing
Thank you very much, greetings from Bolivia
Mil gracias por la información !!
That won’t be a problem probably in most hospital environments, but we should also take into consideration that common household bleach degradates with time and temperature, kinda linearly, so if the bleach is not “fresh” higher quantities should be used
Thanks for the update. I’ve been using dish detergent soap and warm water. I thought that Sars-Cov2 was susceptible to soap alone so I’ve been doing that. In the paper you cite they do both. Do you use soap water to clean and then bleach as well or just the bleach?
Awesome ! Thank You 👍
Thank u from India
Ty very clearly explained👍
Great video. Just bought one. Anaesthetists rule! :)
Thank you
I am getting conflicting information on whether bleach is necessary. Some say not to use any harsh chemicals on the masks as it may degrade the material, and to only use a mild/non citrus dish soap, while others recommend bleach. I am confused now.
excellent video- thanks very much. What comms headsets are you using?
Hello Sir, I am using Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate Tablets (2 grams) for disinfecting the 3M 6800 Mask. Is 200ppm and 10 mins dipping time enough for disinfection? I also wash the mask with detergent before and then spray Hypochlorous Acid (HOCL 200ppm) and then go for dipping in Disinfectant for 10 mins.
Thank you and good luck to you too... OK, first off, this is a quite effective and straight forward instructional vid. Secondly, I have the Swedish brand Sundstrom half-face mask, as well as the 3M silicone half-face and even the Moldex brand silicone half-face mask too (at roughly 15-20% cost of the Full-face mod), as I wanted to maximize a flexible supply chain option for replacement filters & cartridges and the such. So a question for you would be: in your opinion, is the protective value fairly similar between the half-face mask variant and a full-face variant if one is wearing a non-vented protective goggle w/ said half-face ?? And then if so, is the maintenance required any less, or more simplified for cleaning the half-face, vs the Full-face variant ?!? And second question: My theory would be to spend less time (time = money) maintaining / deep-cleaning the respirators and instead utilize multiple respirators and rotate them with other respirators every 3rd day perhaps? Simply do a quick warm water detergent soaking and potential 2-3 hr exposure near a UV lamp, or out in the open sunlight for 3-4 hrs ? And then rotate use of respirator as said, ever 3 days?? Thanks for any response .
thanks for the video- just wondering if you mind sharing which comms units you are teaming with these masks? thanks Mark Newcombe EM and Retrieval Specialist Sydney HEMS
DOCTOR I WEAR PRESCRIPTION GLASSES .IS FULL MASK SUITABLE FOR ME OR DO I NEED TO STICK TO HALF FACE MASK ,AND WHICH HALF FACE MASK YOU WOULD RECOMMEND ,THANKS
Maybe this is a stupid question, but does high humidity play a factor in degrading the static charge of the filter?