A Reusable Mask for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Thien Luan Phan; Congo Tak-Shing Ching

doi:10.1016/j.arcmed.2020.04.001

A Reusable Mask for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Arch Med Res. 2020 Jul;51(5):455-457. doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2020.04.001. Epub 2020 Apr 10.

Authors

Thien Luan Phan¹, Congo Tak-Shing Ching²

Affiliations

¹ Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
² Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan. Electronic address: tsching@nchu.edu.tw.

Abstract

The outbreak of Novel Coronavirus is causing an intensely feared globally. World Health Organization has even declared that it is a global health emergency. The simplest method to limit the spread of this new virus and for people to protect themselves as well as the others is to wear a mask in crowded places. The sudden increase demand on face mask has caused manufacturers the inability to not provide enough products in a short time and the situation properly will stay the same for a period of time. In this article, we aim to give an idea on how to save the number of face masks used but still provides the same protective values using a Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) mask and a common surgical facemask.

Keywords: Coronavirus disease; Face mask; Reusable.

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / instrumentation*
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
Coronavirus Infections / transmission*
Coronavirus Infections / virology
Equipment Reuse*
Humans
Masks / supply & distribution*
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission*
Pneumonia, Viral / virology
SARS-CoV-2