Exhaled Air Dispersion during Coughing with and without Wearing a Surgical or N95 Mask

OBJECTIVES: We compared the expelled air dispersion distances during coughing from a human patient simulator (HPS) lying at 45° with and without wearing a surgical mask or N95 mask in a negative pressure isolation room. METHODS: Airflow was marked with intrapulmonary smoke. Coughing bouts were gener...

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Main Authors: Hui, David S., Chow, Benny K., Chu, Leo, Ng, Susanna S., Lee, Nelson, Gin, Tony, Chan, Matthew T. V.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3516468/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23239991
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050845
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