Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

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• Personal Author:
  D’Alessandro, Maryann M. ; De Perio, Marie A. ; Delaney, Lisa J. ; Dowell, Chad H. ; Gupta, Kailash ; Kuhar D ; Patel A ; Pillai SK ; Radonovich LJ
• Description:
  N95 respirators are the personal protective equipment most often used to control exposures to infections transmitted via the airborne route. Supplies of N95 respirators can become depleted during pandemics or when otherwise in high demand. In this paper, we offer strategies for optimizing supplies of N95 respirators in healthcare settings while maximizing the level of protection offered to healthcare personnel when there is limited supply in the United States during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The strategies are intended for use by professionals who manage respiratory protection programs, occupational health services, and infection prevention programs in healthcare facilities to protect healthcare personnel from job-related risks of exposure to infectious respiratory illnesses. Consultation with federal, state, and local public health officials is also important. We use the framework of surge capacity and the occupational health and safety hierarchy of controls approach to discuss specific engineering control, administrative control, and personal protective equipment measures that may help in optimizing N95 respirator supplies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Emergencies Engineering Hazardous Substances Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Public Health Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Viral Diseases

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• Keywords:
  Administrative Controls Author Keywords: Emergency Preparedness Emergency Equipment Emergency Management Engineering Controls Face Masks Hazard Controls Health Care Facilities Health Care Personnel Hierarchy Of Controls Infection Control Infection Prevention Management Personnel Medical Personnel N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators Occupational Health Occupational Safety And Health Pandemics Personal Protective Equipment PPE Public Health Respirators Respiratory Infections Safety Measures Services Surge Capacity Viral Infections

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• ISSN:
  1935-7893
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director ; EPRO - Emergency Preparedness and Response Office ; NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059890
• Citation:
  Disaster Med Public Health Prep 2020 Oct; 14(5):658-669
• Contact Point Address:
  Marie A. de Perio, MD, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, R-9, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  mdeperio@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cb751d41a3fdb197f3b061d3a1684e4ed6be242604c01b161e8c7c621c4e72a6ba5d6c0883250c8b7a2c25872cc4c78257b73ce96882f2689b584661c2cb1aa9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223945/cdc_223945_DS1.pdf
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