How to wear swine flu mask?

Types of face masks by USFD

Flu masks come in two forms:

Surgical masks: These masks are similar to those worn in the service of doctors Room (OR). It is a thin, relatively inexpensive, and should be trashed after he was wet from his breath, which usually happens within hours. Because it loosely against your face, they are not as effective in blocking pathogens that you could breathe, they are designed to stop germs you breathe (if you are sick) infecting other people.

Mask or "N95" mask "These are powerful and are held against your face with elastic straps. They are labeled" N9 "on the packaging and sometimes the mask itself. Outside the medical facilities, people are wearing clean or busy with other projects, Home Improvement, filter dust and other particles. They are more expensive than surgical masks, but they can be reused unless they are soiled, damaged or wet.

The U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), face masks have different designs.
* A species is connected to a head with two bands, corresponding to the face with a flexible adjustment of the nose and can flat / pleated or duck-billed in shape.
* The second type of mask is formed, the head of an elastic and flexible adjustment of the nose.
* The third type is flat / pleated and affixes the head with ear loops.
Role of face masks for protection

Diving masks approved by the FDA for use as medical devices are intended to have a degree of protection against penetration of blood and body fluids. Face masks drops help stop the spread from person to wear. They also maintain the water sprays or nose and mouth got people to wear a mask. They are not intended to protect against the inhalation of very small particles, aerosols, which may contain viruses. The rule of thumb, diving masks, which may be used only once and then throw in the trash.



Know how masks

If an outbreak in your area and you have to go. You must know how to wear masks for maximum protection. Here's a video to follow respirators / masks, designjavascript:void(0)ed by CDC. This gives you an idea how to use masks to protect optimization.