Face shields aka disposable shield face mask is
personal protective equipment that is used by many workers, for instance
medical, dental, veterinary and so forth. This type of face mask is used for
protection of the facial area and associated mucous membranes, like eyes, nose,
mouth etc. from splashes, sprays, and spatter of body fluids.
Shield face masks are generally not used alone,
but in conjunction with other protective equipment. Therefore, they are
classified as adjunctive personal protective equipment. Although there are
millions of potential users of shield face masks, guidelines for their use vary
between governmental agencies, professional societies and little research is
available regarding their efficiency. Here, in this blog, we will discuss the
advantages of using disposable shielded mask. Read on!
Add
Protection to Your Eyes against Liquid Splash
It is seen that regular
face masks simply do not offer adequate protection for a certain job and from a
certain thing. Therefore, a face mask with a shield, which is often called disposable shield face mask, can be good solution
in situations where you need to add protection to the eyes against liquid
splash and other factors in the environment.
If you are in medical or paramedical
field, or medical-related field, then you must know that face shields are an
essential piece of PPE, i.e. Personal Protective Equipment – disposable shield
face mask is high in demand these days, because they provide over the top, side
and front face protection against splash and splatter of fluid-borne pathogens.
The millions of potential users of face
shields include health workers, dental providers, veterinary care personal,
laboratory workers, pre-hospital emergency medical providers, custodial staff
who are dealing with contaminated waste and firefighters, to name a few.
Putting
It All Together
This type of shield face mask is a hygienic
product with a soft PP design, which allows your nose to be most comfortable to
adjust various face types. It is used to filter the air that enters the nose as
well as mouth to prevent different types of harmful gases, odors, droplets from
entering the wearer’s body and so on. This type of shield disposable face mask
has a certain filtering effect on the air entering your lungs when you do work
outside. Wearing this type of shield face mask is effective when there is a
polluted environment and you are working in it. It is made of non woven PP, and
available sizes are 17.5x9.3 cm, 17.5x9.5 cm or as per your requirements. You
can get white, green blue, pink, grey and other colors. It has elastic earloop
or with ties on, which is good to fit on every face. This type of face mask is
economical, light, non-irritating and comfortable, so you should wear it when
you are working in harmful and polluted environments.
