Physiological impact of the n95 filtering facepiece respirator on healthcare workers

Respiratory Care

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 569-577

  Roberge, Raymond J ^a   Coca, Aitor ^a   Williams, W Jon ^a   Powell, Jeffrey B ^a   Palmiero, Andrew J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Comfort; Exertion; Healthcare workers; N95 filtering facepiece; Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Physiological; Respirator; Workplace

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; BREATHING RATE; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHALATION; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG DEAD SPACE; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MALE; MOISTURE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; TIDAL VOLUME; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VENTILATOR; WALKING; WORKPLACE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE TEST; FOLLOW UP; GAS MASK; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MASK; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MASKS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; TIDAL VOLUME; WORK OF BREATHING; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950253215     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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