[MCOH-EH] FDA warning about Risk of Protection Failure with Certain O&M Halyard Surgical N95 Respirators, Surgical Masks, and Pediatric Face Masks

[Tim Crump]

Hello, I wonder if others can share how their institutions are responding to the recent FDA concern: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/risk-protection-failure-certain-om-halyard-surgical-n95-respirators-surgical-masks-and-pediatric.  The FDA advises not using the identified masks and N95's due to concerns about the insufficient fluid barrier while Halyard seems to advise taking a deep breath before acting.  The Halyard N95 has been our institution's preferred N95 and the major stakeholders at our institution will be meeting to review in a couple hours.  Would like to know how others are responding to this.  Best, Tim


Tim Crump, MSN, FNP
Tim Crump, MSN, FNP
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Family Nurse Practitioner
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