*The reuse of certain PPE has not been extensively studied because of seemingly unlimited resources in our country. This makes all regulatory committees (CDC, FDA, NIOSH, etc.) hesitant to give guidelines on sterilization/reuse.
We recommend that all medical facilities using Patricia Masks continue to demand regulated PPE from our government. In the meantime, everyone should continue to follow their hospital/facility guidelines for use and reuse of PPE.
Everyone should continue to follow the appropriate doffing and donning of PPE.