http://blog.allencheng.com/2009/08/medical-fact-of-the-day-respirators-vs-surgical-masks/ Learn Medicine with a Medical Student Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:16:29 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://blog.allencheng.com/2009/08/medical-fact-of-the-day-respirators-vs-surgical-masks/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Protocol Snow Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:29:08 +0000 http://blog.allencheng.com/?p=13#comment-14 The N95 masks are so uncomfortable. I was working in the infectious diseases wing during part of my pediatrics rotation and nearly every patient was on droplet precautions. I'm convinced that the irritation from the masks was the reason I developed a big pimple along the mask line during the rotation. The N95 masks are so uncomfortable. I was working in the infectious diseases wing during part of my pediatrics rotation and nearly every patient was on droplet precautions. I’m convinced that the irritation from the masks was the reason I developed a big pimple along the mask line during the rotation.

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