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Protecting Your Skin While Wearing a Face Mask

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Face masks, including surgical face masks and respirator masks, are essential for protecting your health and safety across both medical and everyday settings. But for many people, wearing a face mask or respirator for hours each day can lead to skin irritation, breakouts, or acne, also known as “maskne”.

How and Why to Test Face Masks and Respirators

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Not all face masks and respirator masks are created equal. It’s for this reason that these types of medical devices are subject to a rigorous testing process to ensure they offer the same level of safety, comfort and performance across the board. At Detmold Medical, we’re committed to providing high-quality face masks and respirators while ensuring continuous improvement across our product range. In an Australian first, we’ve created our very own testing facility to consistently measure, validate and enhance product performance.

Does Your Face Mask Protect You and Other People?

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We all know face masks offer essential protection, but who exactly are they protecting? As it turns out, many types of masks, including surgical face masks and respirator masks, offer dual protection, shielding both the wearer and others from potential exposure to hazardous particles. Read on to learn more about how face masks protect you and others.

How to Stay Protected During the Australian Winter Season

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With winter just around the corner, cases of seasonal illnesses, like the flu and RSV, are already on the rise, along with new variants and strains that emerge each year. Sometimes, avoiding sickness during the colder months is inevitable. That said, there are a few simple steps you can take to stay healthy and well.

Sustainability: How, When and Where to Dispose of Face Masks

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While single-use face masks play a key role in protecting public health, incorrect disposal can lead to significant environmental challenges. With billions of masks used globally each year, understanding how, when and where to dispose of them responsibly plays a key role in sustainability efforts

Influenza in Australia: How to Protect Your Staff & Yourself

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There’s no denying that the flu, the common cold and even the latest strain of COVID-19 can pose a significant inconvenience. Not just personally but also in the workplace. With many employees taking roughly a week off work to recover, absenteeism due to flu-, cold, or COVID-related illness can cause a knock-on effect throughout the business, ultimately impacting the bottom line. From project delays to over-stretched colleagues who are working hard to fulfil the role of their absent teammates, workplace sickness can wreak havoc on businesses' productivity.

The Hierarchy of Control In Infection Prevention

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Infection prevention is essential for protecting the health and wellbeing of vulnerable patients and workers within healthcare settings. Not to mention, implementing effective infection prevention and control systems is a requirement under the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards. That’s where the hierarchy of control comes in. Read on to learn more about how to apply the hierarchy of control to prevent the spread of infections in healthcare settings.

Face Masks for Environmental Hazards and Airborne Particles

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From dust and smoke to airborne particles and fluid splashes, face masks can provide protection against a range of environmental hazards, viruses and diseases. That said, different face masks offer differing levels of protection, so it’s important to ensure you choose the right mask to suit your work environment.

Surgical Respirator Masks for Infection Control

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While face masks and respirators are known to protect wearers against contracting airborne viruses, infections and disease, they can also be worn by infected people to help reduce the spread of the virus. Read on to learn more about the role of surgical respirator masks as a source of infection control in hospital settings and operating rooms.

How Can Face Masks Protect Vets from Viruses Like Bird Flu

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Australia is currently experiencing an outbreak of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu. Bird flu is a highly contagious viral infection caused by influenza A viruses, a similar virus that’s responsible for the flu in humans. While it’s not uncommon for bird flu to affect wild bird populations, on rare occasions, these viruses can spill over to domestic poultry, resulting in widespread losses across both poultry and wild birds

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