ROLE OF RESPIRATORS IN CONTROLLING NOVEL COVID-19 VIRUS- A REVIEW ARTICLE

Abstract

During this pandemic situation of COVID-19 outbreak throughout the world, the respirator has become a basic need for people in day-to-day life. Spread of virus can be minimized by social distancing. As health care professionals are front line servers in this pandemic situation, the social distancing is not possible. To prevent spread among health professionals PPE, Universal precautions are essential. Since COVID-19 has positive affinity towards respiratory system, respirators have become front-line barrier against the disease.  Different respirators are available in the market, few only prevents spread of virus. One among them is surgical mask, Filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs), Powered Air-purifying respirators (PAPRs). Protection factor of N95 (FFRs) is thirty times greater than normal surgical masks. N95 prefix N is a description of the filter material (N oil nonresistant) Suffix 95 describes its filtering efficiency (95 would filter 95% particles). This article enlightens availability different respirators and its shapes, types of respirators, Fit test of respirators and donning and doffing of PPE, reuse and decontamination of respirators