N95 respirator use during advanced pregnancy

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• Personal Author:
  Kim J-H ; Powell JB ; Roberge RJ
• Description:
  Background: To determine the physiological and subjective effects of wearing an N95 filtering facepiece respirator (N95 FFR) in advanced stages of pregnancy. Methods: Healthy pregnant women (n = 22) and nonpregnant women (n = 22) had physiological and subjective measurements taken with and without wearing an N95 FFR during exercise and postural sedentary activities over a 1-hour period. Results: There were no differences between the pregnant and nonpregnant women with respect to heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, transcutaneous carbon dioxide level, chest wall temperature, aural temperature, and subjective perceptions of exertion and thermal comfort. No significant effect on fetal heart rate was noted. Conclusions: Healthy pregnant women wearing an N95 FFR for 1 hour during exercise and sedentary activities did not exhibit any significant differences in measured physiological and subjective responses compared with nonpregnant women. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cardiovascular System Fetus Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Pregnancy Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory System Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Air-purifying-respirators Author Keywords: Pregnancy Face-masks Fetal Heart Rate Heart-rate Personal-protective-equipment Physical-exercise Physiological-factors Physiological-measurements Physiological-response Physiological Response Respirators Respiratory-equipment Respiratory-protective-equipment Respiratory Protective Equipment Subjective Response

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• ISSN:
  0196-6553
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• 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
• Volume:
  42
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045273
• Citation:
  Am J Infect Control 2014 Oct; 42(10):1097-1100
• Contact Point Address:
  Raymond J. Roberge, MD, MPH, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, 636 Cochrans Mill Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
• Email:
  dtn0@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Infection Control
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ab80071aa52a2458bd851fbe6df6c5fe21d6b1268d03588da082f5ed34d7adc71f4ce07327bd220f9b978ff3964af5398c6c75118daad45dfd4f77dc706ffc0e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200741/cdc_200741_DS1.pdf
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