Some Canadian hospitals are collecting used N95 masks so that they can be decontaminated and worn again should new ones become impossible to find amid a global scramble for personal protective equipment caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
FILE PHOTO: Boxes of N95 protective masks for use by medical field personnel are seen at a New York State emergency operations incident command center during the coronavirus outbreak in New Rochelle, New York, U.S., March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
“That transition from having masks to having no masks can happen very quickly, so having something in place now so we’re ready is really important,” said Katie O’Hearn, research coordinator at the institute. CHEO, which is using about 250 N95 masks per day, currently has a sufficient supply of new masks, said its medical chief of staff, Lindy Samson.
Hospitals in New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Ontario and Saskatchewan are all collecting used masks and making plans to sterilize them should they run out of new ones. British Columbia’s health authority is evaluating whether to do the same, Chief Health Officer Bonnie Henry has said.
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