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Dear ICP’s
We are interested in your local practice around the fit of disposable P2/N95 respirators.
(1) What is the most common type of P2/N95 mask that you provide?
(2) How many types and sizes do you have available?
(3) Do you routinely fit test your staff?
a. If so, when and by which method?
b. When do you re-test?
I appreciate your response
With kind regards GiuliettaGiulietta Pontivivo CICP RN/RM/MPH| NM Infection Prevention Management and Staff Health Services- St Vincent’s Hospital (Unit Level 6, DeLacy Building), 390 Victoria Street Darlinghurst NSW 2010
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Hi Giulietta,
1. What is the most common type of P2/N95 mask that you provide?
Are you asking for a brand? Happy to give this off-line
2. How many types and sizes do you have available?
We make available 5 different masks as a routine.
* small and medium of one brand (“duck-bill” style)
* small and regular in another (“duck-bill” style)
* another different style only available in one size (flat-front style)
3. Do you routinely fit test your staff?
Yes – we offer fit-test training to clinical and support staff as relevant.
a. If so, when and by which method?
* We use a Qualitative approach, bitrex as first agent
* We use a train the trainer model, with a focus on those units at services who most frequently require the use P2 Happy to give more detail if you want off-line
b. When do you re-test?
* Attempted annually, but in reality new staff, staff with any facial changes (self-identified) etc. are done annually and others as resources permit. Some services do manage to achieve annual for all with this model.
Kind regards
Rachel……………………………………………………………………………..
Rachel Thomson
Nurse Unit ManagerInfection Prevention & Control Unit
Royal Hobart Hospital
Tasmanian Health Organisation-South
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48 Liverpool Street
Hobart, 7000________________________________
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Hi Giulietta,
Re : local practice around the fit of disposable P2/N95 respirators.
(1) What is the most common type of P2/N95 mask that you provide?
* Dependent upon the Local Health District contract as to which products are used, though can purchase products that are not on contract.
* Happy to provide details off line
(2) How many types and sizes do you have available?
* We have 3 on contract, small, medium and large. However looking to source others off contract to ensure staff in high risk areas can be ‘ fit tested’
(3) Do you routinely fit test your staff?
Currently in the process to commence fit testinga. If so, when and by which method?
* Train the trainer sessions for a limited number of staff in high risk areas – ED, ICU and Respiratory ward and IPAC staff
* Company Rep of mask manufacturer will conduct the initial fit testing for the above staff and teach how to use the fit test system.
* The initial staff trained by the rep, will then be responsible for training and testing staff in their respective areas.
b. When do you re-test?* Discussion is ongoing with this. Ideally though when fit tested for the mask that best suits the individual, unless owing beard, dramatic weight loss/gain occurs than it should be a constant baseline. New staff to those areas will have it added to their orientation checklist and need to be signed off by the trainer as having completed fit testing.
* Each area should be responsible for record keeping
Dear ICP’s
We are interested in your local practice around the fit of disposable P2/N95 respirators.
(1) What is the most common type of P2/N95 mask that you provide?
(2) How many types and sizes do you have available?
(3) Do you routinely fit test your staff?
a. If so, when and by which method?
b. When do you re-test?
I appreciate your response
With kind regards GiuliettaGiulietta Pontivivo CICP RN/RM/MPH| NM Infection Prevention Management and Staff Health Services- St Vincent’s Hospital (Unit Level 6, DeLacy Building), 390 Victoria Street Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Contact Details: t: 61 2 8382 3284 | f: 61 2 8382 3892 |M-0457 533 452 e: Giulietta.Pontivivo@svha.org.au______________________________________________________________________
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