Nurses concerned over reusing PPE

Sonseeahray Tonsall reports

OF OPPOSITION THEY SENT TO THEGOVERNOR AND THE PROBLEM SOMESAY THEY'RE RUNNING INTO WHENTHEY REUSE THE PPE SINCE THERIGHT.BRIDGET OFF GASSING OFHYDROGEN PEROXIDE IS JUST ONEOF THE THINGS MEMBERS OF THECALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATIONSAY IS UNACCEPTABLE HYDROGENPEROXIDE VAPORS WHATDECONTAMINATES FACE MASK.

THEFDA APPROVED PROCESS BEINGUSED IN CALIFORNIA BYOHIO-BASED BATTELLE THE TELLADVERTISES DECONTAMINATED MASSCAN BE REUSED 20 TIMES BUTTHAT BRINGS UP SERIOUS ISSUESOF DEGRADATION OF SOME PARTSOF THE N 95 MASK MATERIAL,ACCORDING TO THE CALIFORNIANURSES ASSOCIATION GROUPLEADERS HAVE ALSO TOLD FOX 40THEIR NURSES HAVE REPORTEDSEEING LIPSTICK AND CHAPSTICKON MASS THAT HAVE BEEN THROUGHBUT TELLS PROCESS AND OF COMEDOWN WITH SKIN AND RESPIRATORYCONDITIONS AFTER WORKING INTHEM.WE'VE TAKEN A SERIOUS LOOKAT IT FROM US A SCIENTIFICPERSPECTIVE AND THERE'S 3CRITERIA THAT THE CALIFORNIANURSES ASSOCIATION IS LOOKINGUP.

ONE DOES A METHODEFFECTIVELY.

INACTIVATE THEPATHOGEN AND IT DOES NOT YOUCAN'T LOOK AT A PIECE OF ARESPIRATOR AND NOT LOOK AT THEWHOLE IN 95 IN SOME THAT MEANSTHE WHOLE IN U N 95 BEEN KNOWSTHE STRASSE WEHO THAT THEGOVERNOR LISTENS TO US.

THATTHE GOVERNOR UNDERSTANDS THATTHERE ARE SERIOUS SAFETYCONCERNS AND THE SCIENCE ISNOT UP TO PAR WITH RESPECT TOOUR STANDARDS ON THIS SO THETELL HAS PROVEN THAT THE C C DS DECONTAMINATION PROCESSINACTIVE BEATS SARS CO 2.AND ALL SORTS OF OTHERPATHOGENS, INCLUDING SOME MORECHALLENGING PATHOGENS LIKESPORE FORMING.

PATHOGENS.

WEUSE COMMERCIAL EXCEPT ATECHNOLOGY THAT'S BEEN AROUNDFOR 20 OR 30 YEARS A LIPSTICKIN CHAPSTICK STANDPOINT.

SO NOMATTER WHAT THE SOILING IS IFITS MAKEUP IF IT'S YOU KNOWBLOOD SPEWED UM YOU KNOW OTHERSTUFF.

IF THERE'S ANYTHINGDOES ABUL IT GETS THROWN AWAYSHOULD GET TO KNOW ABOUTHEALTH CARE PROVIDER.JOHN CLAY WITH PATELACKNOWLEDGING THAT IN SOMECASES THAT HASN'T HAPPENED INTHAT OPENERS COULD SEELIPSTICK ON A REUSE MASSIVESOMETHING FAILED IN THEDECONTAMINATION PROCESS.250,000 MASKS HAVE BEEN