2019-nCoV: Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 2/8/2020. This web page offers guidance on how to optimize supplies of N95 filtering facepiece respirators (commonly called “N95 respirators”) in healthcare settings in the face of potential ongoing 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) transmission in the United States. The recommendations are intended for use by professionals who manage respiratory protection programs, occupational health services, and infection preve ntion programs in healthcare institutions to protect healthcare personnel from job-related risks of exposure to infectious respiratory illnesses. Topics are Engineering Controls; Administrative Controls; and Personal Protective Equipment and Respiratory Protection. (Text)
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