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Which MASKS to use?

H

harpoon

Member
I went to my local medical supplies store and there were a few varieties of respirators, some looked like N95 respirators but were just 3M 8210 or something, with medical personnel on the box art photo and special note of tuberculosis resistance but no actual mention of the word "N95".... others were clearly labeled N95 but in the description seemed to be concentrate a lot on toxic particles in sanding, cleaning, industrial, etc....without much stress on infectious disease.

Which ones are the best? Is any N95 good?
 
Re: Which MASKS to use?

Medical respirators are made to be fluid-resistant in contrast to the kind you use for home-improvement/construction activities.

Any N95 respirator is just about useless if it does not fit properly. Fit testing is essential, and proper fit for an individual is very difficult to predetermine if you are ordering on line and have not tried the respirator.

For more general information see:
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/P...ies/PersonalProtectiveEquipment/ucm055977.htm
 
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