Question

Quality improvement projects are implemented with an aim to make healthcare systems safer. How do you know that your specific change project will have this type of an effect on the facility? The title of change project is , "In primary healthcare workers who take care of COVID 19 patients, how does the use of surgical mask compared to the respirator mask prevent COVID-type respiratory illnesses during the entire duration of rendering patient care? "

Answer 1

the surgical masks can reduce the spread of germs by helping to prevent the spray of aerosols from the wearer. surgical mask are designed to specific standards for fit, breathability, and protection.

the surgical face masks must meet the standards established by the american society of testing and materials (ASTM). ASTM is an international standards organization that develop and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, system, and services-including those in healthcare

The ATSM standards measure a variety of parameters, including bacterial filtering efficiency, particular filtration efficiency, fluid resistance, breathability, flame spreadm and skin sensitivity

althougt N95 respirators may look like surgical masks, they are certified by the National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH) to meet special standards.they filtrate the 100-300 nanometers size particles

the standard surgical mask are as effective as respirator masks (e.g. N95, FFP2, FFP3) for preventing infection of healthcare workers in outbreaks of viral respiratory illnesses such as influenza. No head to head trial of those masks in COVID-19 has yet been published, and neither type of mask prevent all infection. Both type of mask need to be used in combination with other PPE measures.

Respirator masks are recommended for protection during aerosol generating procedures (AGPs).Rapid reviews on wider PPE measures, and what counts as an AGP, are ongoing.

the surgical and complete cover the face and stop the spread of aerosol of infection rather than respirator mask