Respirator Use and Infection Control in Healthcare 

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• Alternative Title:
  Respirator Use and Infection Control in Healthcare 
• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This infographic provides information on respirators: the when to wear, the how to wear, and the what to wear of respirator use and the procedures users need to follow to ensure proper respiratory protection. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Air Pollutants, Occupational Communicable Diseases Delivery Of Health Care Health Personnel Infection Control Masks Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Infections Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Staff Development

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• Keywords:
  Health care; Respirators; Respirator selection; Respiratory equipment; Respiratory protective equipment; Personal protective equipment; PPE; N95 filtering facepiece respirators; Fit testing; Performance capability; Health care personnel; Health care workers; Medical care; Medical personnel; Aerosols; Airborne particles; Training; Occupational hazards; Risk factors; Respirator certification; Recommendations; Models; Infection control; Control equipment; Safety personnel; Isolation rooms; Policy
• Source:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2018 Apr; :1
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057543
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0a91456455cca223725698e93836baaa651597b9f1623fd9fd83918a4f8259d515919b65fa228a56ea9affa2dbe5f397ee98150839f4a91c5d191e8f9877dd58
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/140478/cdc_140478_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 496.61 KB ]