4 ms·
Droplets on the mask and you breathe them in right through it.
by omegaworks 7y ago
Droplets on the mask and you breathe them in right through it.
- ddxxdd 7y agoSurgical masks contain a wax barrier that prevents the healthcare worker from spreading their own germs. If a surgical mask can stop germs from going out of the mouth, then I better hear a more rigorous reason why that same mask doesn't work in the opposite direction.
- ardy42 7y ago> If a surgical mask can stop germs from going out of the mouth, then I better hear a more rigorous reason why that same mask doesn't work in the opposite direction. One word: leakage. Watch this: Healthcare - Mask vs. Respirator Video - 3M Worker Health and Safety https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR2uLfEVD2w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR2uLfEVD2w