N95 respirator

Italian translation: respiratore N95

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English term or phrase:N95 respirator
Italian translation:respiratore N95
Entered by: Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.

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12:56 Apr 12, 2020
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COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Journalism
English term or phrase: N95 respirator
Definition from Kaiser Family Foundation:
Personal protective equipment that is used to protect the wearer from airborne particles and from liquid contaminating the face.

Example sentence(s):
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does not recommend that the general public wear N95 respirators to protect themselves from respiratory diseases, including coronavirus (COVID-19). FDA
  • Supplies of N95 respirators can become depleted during an influenza pandemic (1-3) or wide-spreadoutbreaks of other infectious respiratory illnesses. Center for Disease Control
  • Importantly, the study showed that N95 respirators significantly reduced the risk of bacterial infection by 62% compared to no mask, and by 46% compared to surgical masks. ISG
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respiratore N95
Definition:
respiratore filtrante con maschera facciale N95 certificato NIOSH, comunemente chiamato "respiratore N95".
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Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
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respiratore N95


Definition from Federazione Italiana Medici di Medicina :
respiratore filtrante con maschera facciale N95 certificato NIOSH, comunemente chiamato "respiratore N95".

Example sentence(s):
  • Linee guida consigliate per l'uso prolungato e il riutilizzo limitato dei respiratori a mascherina filtrante N95 in ambiente sanitario - Federazione Italiana Medici di Medicina  
  • Utilizzare alternative ai respiratoriN95 (ad esempio, altre classi di respiratori a maschera filtrante, semimaschera elastomerica e respiratori a maschera intera, respiratori ad aria purificata, respiratori ad aria purificata con elettroventilatore), ove possibile - Federazione Italiana Medici di Medicina  
  • L'uso prolungatosi riferisce alla pratica di indossare lo stesso respiratore N95 per incontri ravvicinati ripetuti con diversi pazienti, senza rimuovere il respiratore tra un incontro e l'altro. - Federazione Italiana Medici di Medicina  
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
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Native speaker of: Italian
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Yes  Sebina Zisa-Davies
7 hrs
  -> grazie Sebina

No  EleoE: http://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/respiratore/
8 hrs
  -> FIMMG, Federazione Italiana Medici di Medicina Generale: "respiratore filtrante con maschera facciale N95 certificato NIOSH, comunemente chiamato 'respiratore N95'" in http://www.fimmg.org/index.php?action=pages&m=view&p=30770&l...

Yes  Silvia Di Profio
5 days
  -> grazie Silvia

Yes  Luigi Argentino
51 days
  -> grazie Luigi
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