Chang Chee Tao, Rajan Philip, Hoe Victor Chee Wai
Clinical Research Centre, Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence-based Practice, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Malays J Med Sci. 2021 Jun;28(3):151-154. doi: 10.21315/mjms2021.28.3.14. Epub 2021 Jun 30.
Protecting healthcare workers (HCWs) who are in the frontline during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic is paramount. The filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) or N95 respirator is one of the personal protective equipment (PPE) used to protect HCWs exposed to airborne pathogens in clinical practice or when performing aerosol generating procedures. The FFRs should be able to serve the intended purpose without causing additional health and safety hazards for the HCWs. The following commentary will provide some basic information on selecting correct FFRs and conducting fitness test.
在新冠疫情期间保护身处一线的医护人员至关重要。过滤式面罩呼吸器（FFR）或N95呼吸器是用于保护医护人员在临床实践中或进行气溶胶生成操作时免受空气传播病原体感染的个人防护装备（PPE）之一。FFR应能够达到预期目的，而不会给医护人员带来额外的健康和安全风险。以下评论将提供一些关于选择正确的FFR和进行适合性测试的基本信息。
