Personal Protection Equipment Bibliography

The following articles draw on information found from sources in the bibliography below.

• Everything You Need to Know About Masks
• Buy Bird Flu Masks Online
• N95 N99 N100 Definition
• N95 Masks NIOSH certified and FDA Approved
• Who Needs a Mask
• How Many Masks Should You Buy?
• When to Replace a Mask
• Tips to Storing a Mask or Respirator
• Disinfecting Reusable Personal Protection Equipment PPE and Disposable PPE for Proper Disposal
• Proper Mask Fit and Use

Personal Protection Equipment Bibliography

1. Pandemicflu.gov. Fatal Contact: ABC Movie. Questions and Answers about the movie. May 9, 2006.
2. US Department of Health and Human Services. Pandemic Planning Update II pdf. June 29, 2006.
3. US Department of Health and Human Services. Pandemic Planning Update. March 13, 2006.
4. CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Laboratory Performance Evaluation of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators 1996. MMWR. December 11, 1998.
5. US Department of Labor. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Fit Testing Procedures.
6. US Department of Labor. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Guidance for Protecting Workers Against Avian Flu.
7. US Department of Labor. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Frequently Asked Questions about Respirators. November 2004.
8. FluWikie.com. Personal Hygiene.
9. Minnesota Department of Health. N95 Disposable Respirators.
10. US Department of Defense. Pandemic Flu. A Guide for Service Members and Families. PDF 2.33 MB.
11. Food and Drug Administration. Personal Protection Equipment and Patient Care. Masks and N-95 Respirators.
12. Centers for Disease Control. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Healthcare Settings.
13. World Health Organization (WHO). Infection Control for Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (VHF) (Ebola) in the African Healthcare Setting. Publication. Section 5. Disinfect Reusable Supplies and Equipment. PDF.
14. World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Western Pacific. Avian influenza, including Influenza A (H5N1), in humans: WHO interim infection control guidelines for health care facilities.
15. Dato, Virgina M., Hostler, D., Hahn, Micahel E., Simple Respiratory Mask. Emerging Infectious Diseases. Vol.12 No.6, June 2006.
16. www.pandemicflu.alaska.gov. Use of Masks in the Community During a Pandemic of Influenza. Questions and Answers.