Deploraboo
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- Jan 2, 2019
When it comes to the Imperial measurement system conversion, most non-Americans suck.
There's a way to add a disposable filter into the homemade masks. If you need a pattern I can track it down for you as I've read so many stories about people DIYing masks but haven't bookmarked any yet.That's for the N95 masks. Not the cloth ones that people are making. I don't think there is a test for how effective they are as they really don't filter much. They are just to catch the droplets coming out of one's mouth.
We are actually talking about two diametrically opposed situations. You are talking about infected people, or people contacting someone with a weakened immune system.No it's not. It is based on what I have been told by both the federal and state CDC.
It is based on my mother's oncologist telling us years ago to get a box of surgical masks for her home so visitors could wear them and not pass germs on to her.
It is based on my doctor's office that has always required people who are coughing to wear a surgical mask.
It is based off of a current discussion with 3 of my aunts who are retired nurses and who all agreed that it makes sense for people who are infected to wear a mask to prevent spreading of the virus.
It is based on common sense. Would you rather touch the hand of a guy who just sneezed into a cloth or the guy who just sneezed into his bare hands?
I never said preventing other people from getting sick is the only reason to wear a mask.We are actually talking about two diametrically opposed situations. You are talking about infected people, or people contacting someone with a weakened immune system.
I am talking about the general public in a pandemic.
Yes, of course infected people should wear masks to keep from spreading whatever they have. That has been common practice in Asia for decades, but unfortunately is not usually practiced in the US. But is it a great idea in THIS situation -- absolutely.
Yes, of course everybody should wear a mask in the presence of an immunocompromised person such as a cancer patient. If a person has a cold and displays symptoms later, it may be "Oh well" for them, but it could be a big problem for someone whose immune system can't fight off a cold.
But just because sick people should wear masks in certain situations doe NOT mean that is the only reason for wearing masks. Neither does it mean it is the primary reason for wearing masks.
The primary reason for people wearing masks while performing medical services OR the general public in a pandemic situation is to protect the wearer of the mask.
To suggest anything different is spreading misinformation (albeit well-meaning) and is unhelpful to people reading those incorrect statements.
There's a way to add a disposable filter into the homemade masks. If you need a pattern I can track it down for you as I've read so many stories about people DIYing masks but haven't bookmarked any yet.
The primary reason for people wearing masks while performing medical services OR the general public in a pandemic situation is to protect the wearer of the mask.
To suggest anything different is spreading misinformation (albeit well-meaning) and is unhelpful to people reading those incorrect statements.
I never said preventing other people from getting sick is the only reason to wear a mask.
Right now, in a sense, we are all immunocompromised because this is a novel virus that we don't have natural immunity to.
Since symptomatic, presymptomatic, and asymptomatic coronovirus carriers are contagious, we need to act like everyone has it.
OH YEAH...absolutely NOT their decision!If someone came by to visit my mother and said they wouldn't wear a mask to prevent transmission because "It is a chance I'm willing to take." I would have told them "It's not your chance to take."
Wearing a mask isn't about your chances of getting infected by others, but about other's chances of being infected by you.
N95 would be the ideal for everyone to wear, if worn properly, because it works both to prevent one from getting infected and also infecting others.
I learned as a child not to cough or sneeze without covering my mouth with my arm and how to wash my hands. Apparently, not everyone was taught the same. If you want to wear a mask and you somehow think it will protect you or others, knock yourself out.Well, other people have to touch surfaces that you just coughed/sneezed/talked near. Of course people should continue all the other precautions. Wearing a mask just happens to be a precaution that benefits others more that one's self.
So you also talk into your arm???I learned as a child not to cough or sneeze without covering my mouth with my arm and how to wash my hands. Apparently, not everyone was taught the same. If you want to wear a mask and you somehow think it will protect you or others, knock yourself out.
I've actually seen docs and nurses wearing those in pedi ER's.I don't have much of a stash, but in the past few weeks my parents have dropped off care packages on our porch. Not sure why other than they feel like it. However, we got a bag with a set of assorted hospital masks. I think these are the kinds usually handed out at hospitals for visitors of immunocompromised patients. It's less than a dozen, but they include some of these:
I wasn't sure where they were from. I thought maybe they might have picked them up in Asia on vacation (where wearing face masks has been common for years) but the Disney kids ones say HALYARD (the former Kimberly-Clark Healthcare) on them.
I'm not going to feel bad about using them. They actually fit pretty well and I don't believe what we got was meant for medical personnel.
Those are so cute!I don't have much of a stash, but in the past few weeks my parents have dropped off care packages on our porch. Not sure why other than they feel like it. However, we got a bag with a set of assorted hospital masks. I think these are the kinds usually handed out at hospitals for visitors of immunocompromised patients. It's less than a dozen, but they include some of these:
I wasn't sure where they were from. I thought maybe they might have picked them up in Asia on vacation (where wearing face masks has been common for years) but the Disney kids ones say HALYARD (the former Kimberly-Clark Healthcare) on them.
I'm not going to feel bad about using them. They actually fit pretty well and I don't believe what we got was meant for medical personnel.
I've actually seen docs and nurses wearing those in pedi ER's.
Those are so cute!