Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) : Strategies for optimizing the supply of N95 respirators

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
• Description:
  This document offers guidance on how to optimize supplies of N95 filtering facepiece respirators (commonly called “N95 respirators”) in healthcare settings in the face of potential ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission in the United States. The recommendations are intended for use by professionals who manage respiratory protection programs, occupational health services, and infection prevention programs in healthcare institutions to protect healthcare personnel (HCP) from job-related risks of exposure to infectious respiratory illnesses.
• Content Notes:
  Engineering Controls -- Administrative Controls -- Personal Protective Equipment and Respiratory Protection.
• Subjects:
  Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Health Personnel N95 Respirators Occupational Exposure/prevention & Control Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory Tract Infections/prevention & Control
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a8f008fe1ed8c74a4b6b9f17bd7d9c1e3a5083bb79e0f78911a1e93d470e9238
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/85185/cdc_85185_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 129.62 KB ]