Am J Infect Control. 2021 Mar 24:S0196-6553(21)00143-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2021.03.014. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
Shortages of surgical N95 respirators (surgical N95 FFRs) can occur during a pandemic. To understand if industrial N95 FFRs have FDA required fluid penetration resistance and flammability, five NIOSH approved N95 models were evaluated using the ASTM F1862 method and flammability using the 16 CFR 1610 method, respectively. Three models passed both fluid penetration resistance and flammability indicating that some N95 models on the market can be used as surgical N95 FFRs during a pandemic.
PMID:33774099 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2021.03.014