I'm not defending that, but here's recommendations for preserving PPE: http://www.ihi.org/communities/blogs/covid-pandemic-conserving-personal-protective-equipm

I'm not defending that, but here's recommendations for preserving PPE: http://www.ihi.org/communities/blogs/covid-pandemic-conserving-personal-protective-equipment http://www.ihi.org/communities/blogs/covid-pandemic-conservi... > Other potential considerations being explored include: > Limiting use of N95 masks to only procedures where respiratory secretions can be aerosolized, including intubation for PUI or COVID+ individuals. Use loop surgical masks for all other encounters. Read the latest guidelines on keeping the coronavirus from infecting health care workers. > Limiting use of loop masks to only encounters with patients on droplet precautions such as PUI or COVID+ or other flu like illness investigations. It sounds like their department has implemented this second recommendation. I feel like that's sub-optimal.