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re: ALL hospital staff HAVE to wear masks ALL DAY. Making my wife sick
Posted on 7/13/20 at 1:58 pm to bamarep
Posted on 7/13/20 at 1:58 pm to bamarep
My professional life as an "Industrial Hygienist" gives me some insight here and I am telling you, in my professional opinion, this is more than your usual "griping staff". Bodily fluids from just breathing, accumulate on the inside of the mask, making it less porous. That in turn keeps more CO2 present for re-breathing and that ain't good. It also becomes a breeding ground for other "gradoule'. There ARE ways to mitigate this, administratively BUT, trust me, not a good idea, day after day.
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Posted on 7/13/20 at 2:16 pm to LookSquirrel
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Bodily fluids from just breathing, accumulate on the inside of the mask, making it less porous. T
Or they could just wash and reuse their mask on a daily basis like most people do. I respect your opinion as a fellow safety person but infection prevention is pretty much making the calls here and masking while on campus is the call at EVERY hospital in the country.
Posted on 7/13/20 at 2:25 pm to LookSquirrel
quote:Lack of proper oxygen/co2 exchange can be a gradual killer the same way slight obesity, slightly high BP, other "slight" conditions.
My professional life as an "Industrial Hygienist" gives me some insight here and I am telling you, in my professional opinion, this is more than your usual "griping staff". Bodily fluids from just breathing, accumulate on the inside of the mask, making it less porous. That in turn keeps more CO2 present for re-breathing and that ain't good. It also becomes a breeding ground for other "gradoule'. There ARE ways to mitigate this, administratively BUT, trust me, not a good idea, day after day.
Those conditions will not kill you today but keep it up every day and that adds a ton of stress to the entire human body. Like the high BP may take years but one day in the future, BAM! stroke or heart attack. Now add a 2nd stressor to the high BP like improper oxygen/co2 exchange.
C'mon roll those die, no snake eyes!
Posted on 7/13/20 at 3:28 pm to LookSquirrel
That’s my trouble with it. I have a labor intensive job which causes heavy breathing. That combined with my nose running(I have year round allergies) causes the inside of the mask to become saturated quickly.
When I’m just walking around it’s fine.
When I’m just walking around it’s fine.
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