Nurse says she was suspended after refusing to treat coronavirus patients without a mask

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Nurse says she was suspended after refusing to treat coronavirus patients without a mask
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The nurse said she was suspended for insubordination for refusing to treat coronavirus patients when the hospital would not supply her with a protective respirator.

said she was suspended for insubordination for refusing to treat COVID-19 patients when the hospital would not supply her with a protective respirator.

She said in an interview Monday that supervisors would give her only a surgical mask, a loose-fitting disposable device that isn’t sealed around the nose and mouth. Citing a national shortage of N95 masks, the CDC last month said they should be reserved for the riskiest situations, such as intubations and respiratory treatments, where fine aerosol is likely to be generated, and that looser-fitting surgical masks be used for routine care.

The CDC’s website says N95 ventilators are sealed and filter out at least 95% of airborne particles including large and small particles" while a surgical mask “does NOT provide the wearer with a reliable level of protection from inhaling smaller airborne particles and is not considered respiratory protection.”

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