Prolonged Use of n95 Mask a Boon or Bane to Healthcare Workers During Covid-19 Pandemic

© Association of Otolaryngologists of India 2021..

The novel coronavirus, referred to as SARS-COV 2, originated in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Since many Health Care Workers (HCW) and general public lost their lives. The only thing which can prevent from being infected is social distancing and wearing of mask (N95) and wearing of mask has its own adverse effects. This is a retrospective study conducted in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Sitapur from April 2020 to August 2020. The most common symptoms of wearing mask were headache, nasal dryness, eye dryness and acne for which extra precautions to be taken to deal with these conditions during COVID-19 pandemic. HCW should wear mask to prevent from exposing but while using the mask there are certain prerequisites which has to be followed to prevent from not only thr COVD - 19 but also the complications of prolonged use of N95 mask.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:74

Enthalten in:

Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India - 74(2022), Suppl 2 vom: 18. Okt., Seite 2853-2856

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kumar Shubhanshu [VerfasserIn]
Singh, Avaneesh [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID–19
HCW
Journal Article
N95 mask

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Date Revised 29.11.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s12070-021-02396-0

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM320818861