How to put a mask: FFP2, surgical, fabric?

Putting a coronavirus protection mask has become daily with the persistent covid-19 epidemic in France.If compliance with hygiene conditions for the maintenance of the mask is essential against the transmission of the virus, the wearing of the mask in the right direction and in the right way on the face is also necessary.How to put your surgical or fabric mask well?FFP2? In what sense?Blue or white side?How to remove it so as not to be contaminated?Guide.

How to put a disposable surgical mask?

Whether you have a disposable surgical mask or a washable fabric mask, know that both must be worn on bare skin.To put it, it is necessary in order:

How to put an FFP2 mask?

The FFP2 mask is a 90% filtering mask intended to protect the bearer against the risks of inhalation of transmitted unusual agents by air.It also protects it against the risk of droplets transmission.These masks have either the shape of surgical masks with elastic bands to place derrite ears, or a "duck" shape with links (or elastic) to be positioned behind the head.

Once set up, the mask should no longer be affected.Once removed, it should not be reused.

To verify that it is well positioned: close the filter surface with the hands, inhale slowly and check that the mask tends to crash.If it is possible to inhale easily, the mask flees.

How to put a "duck" protective mask?

Another model of coronavirus protection mask: the "duck" type with hair laces.To put it well:

How to put a fabric mask?

The fabric mask can have different shapes and get attached in different ways: with elastic bands to put behind the ears (or behind the head), with links to tie behind the head.To put a fabric mask, you must proceed in the same way as to put a surgical mask, that is to say;

Surgical mask: on the blue side or on the white side?

Surgical masks, disposable, have a blue (or colorful) side and a white side.To put this mask well, it is necessary that the blue side (or colored if it is not blue) is outside and the white side on the side of the face.The white side being the absorbent side.

Why colors on a surgical mask?"Because it is made up of 2 or 3 layers, some of which have an anti -humidity virtue and the others of filters.The goal being the maximum decrease in particles arriving until the mouth.These filters are like barriers that jump one after the other because of the humidity.After 4 hours, the mask is completely permeable so to withdraw and throw with precaution then disinfect "replies Dr Sebastian Marciano, doctor on the medical emergencies of Paris (UMP).

Nasal bar, strips: in what direction to put your mask to?

Surgical masks are made up of a layer of non -woven, non -sterile but filtering fabric, a flexible nasal bar and delaniers to be fixed on the head or an elastic to place around the ears.Some fabric masks also have this bar.

• The bar must be placed upwards on the nose and the folds of the mask must be plunging.

• The mention printed on the mask (sometimes ext) must be outside."In the absence of a specific indication, the most padded side of the bar is applied to the face" recalls the Lyon University Hospital.

When to change the mask?

The mask port duration is 4 hours maximum.For example, you can change it at midday after lunch.The mask must also be changed when it is wet or soiled.

How to withdraw your mask?

In order not to be contaminated when removing a barrier mask, it must be properly removed and isolated, either in a plastic bag to be thrown in the trash, or in the washing machine when it is washable (or in an airtight bagWhile waiting to be washed).In order :

How to put a mask with glasses?

Wearing the mask can be embarrassing when associated with wearing glasses because it often causes the formation of fogging on glasses.To avoid it, you must first put your mask and then your glasses so that they are plated on the mask.Can also:

What you shouldn't do when you put a mask

The mask is a barrier to the virus subject to not making certain errors.For example :

Sources

The mask, poster of the Ministry of Health.

Place of masks in the prevention of airborne transmission in care.Dominique Abiteboul.Occupational health service, Bichat Hospital - Claude Bernard inrs.

Use of a barrier mask.Extract from the AFNOR SPEC Masks Barrier Document.

Recommendations for the use of medical masks and respiratory protective devices in health establishments.Coordination center for combating southwest nosocomial infections.January 2007.