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December 2nd, 2008 admin No comments

Flu Surgical Medical
Will this mask keep me from getting the swine flu? Do I need an exhalation valve?

I am due to travel in a few days and, yes, airports serve as a bad place to be given the swine flu epidemic. I went to a medical supply store and bought some N95 surgical masks. This is the exact Mask: http://medicom.com/productdetails.ch2?productid=264 Will that keep me from getting sick at the airport? I see some stitches is the valve on them. Mine does not. Do I need a valve? What does it do? Thank you. Any info would help. I could look stupid at the airport, but if it will keep me from getting sick, it's worth it.

N95 particulate Respirator will work fine. The valve is just to let the moist, hot air out and it wont make a difference for your security, your particular comfort. You're still playing a game of chance with it, they do not have 100% filtration, but better than going with nothing, Just make sure you have it sealed right. Here's a guide to seal it: http://www.natlallergy.com/images/art/8233user.pdf This is the N100, but the steps will work to make sure that the N95 is closed properly. Here's what they say about the use of masks, the kind, and other information / FAQ 's: http://solutions.3m.com/3MContentRetrievalAPI/BlobServlet?locale=en_US&univid=1180612409042&fallback=true&assetType=MMM_Image&blobAttribute = Imagefile & placeId = 7BC6E48B1800BAE180A88EBDDE34EF8C & version = current Already 1 death in the United States. Better late than illness, death and sad. Keep track of this http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/ Good luck. Stay safe. >-'–,–

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