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The P2 & P3 health care masks are used to protect hospital staff from infection in Europe. The N95 mask is used in North America.
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Swine Flu Protection - Which mask is best? AVIAN FLU (Bird Flu) TB, MRSA etc.
In Europe the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends that health care staff be issued with P2 and P3 "Healthcare Respirators" to protect themselves whilst caring for people that are actually infected with viruses like Swine Flu, Avian Flu, TB, SARS etc. In North American the WHO recommends that hospital staff should use the North American tated N95 "Healthcare Respirators". In hospital isolation units the WHO also recommends the wearing of Goggles and Gloves etc. It is also recommended that people suspected of being infected should wear a surgical face mask with a minimum BFE (Bacterial Filtration Efficiency) of at least 99%.
IMPORTANT: There are many different types of P2, P3, and N95 masks. Some are intended only to protect the wearer from hazards like dust and fumes. For protection against Bird Flu, SARS, TB etc, the "Healthcare" respirators are specifically designed to help protect the wearer against infection. These include MB Filters masks, the Mark 30, Mark 32V, and the MB61V, as well as the 3M 1800 series of masks: 3M 1862, 3M 1863, 3M 1872v, and the 3M 1873v in Europe and the 3M 1860 and 3M 1870 N95 rated Healthcare Respirators in North America.
Other masks recommended by 3M for respiratory protection include the 3M 9322 and 3M 9332 masks.
Note. Please do not ask us to recommend any mask or to give advice, especially medical advice. We do our best to reproduce data, supplied by the manufacturers, for masks but we are not qualified to give advice or make recommendations ourselves. Furthermore, we ourselves make no claims about the effectiveness of the masks that we sell. Information supplied on this website is reproduced from that supplied the manufacturers; if in doubt please contact them. All respirators mentioned above have been tested and approved for use by government appointed bodies such as the British Standards Institute or equivalent organisations in Europe and North America.
IMPORTANT: NO MASK COMPLETELY ELIMINATES THE CHANCE OF BECOMING INFECTED AND IMPROPER TRAINING OR IMPROPER USE OF MASKS MAY RESULT IN SICKNESS OR EVEN DEATH.
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