Research

Instrumentation

bidirectional volumetric flow sensor (AndreasIBZ)

German: Uni Siegen - Volumenströme

German: Kalibrieren/Qualifizieren/Validieren

ISO 7000 / IEC 60417 Graphical symbols for use on equipment

Regulators

US CDC‘s call to urgently find additional PPE solutions next to face masks

The Use and Effectiveness of Powered Air Purifying Respirators in Health Care: Workshop Summary

German: Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin

German: Robert Koch Institut:Ressourcenschonender Einsatz von Mund-Nasen-Schutz (MNS) und FFP-Masken

CDC/NIOSH/NPPTL Approved Respirator Standards

US Requirements: 42CFR84

CDC - Cleaning PAPR‘s

ISO

ISO‘s list of organisations sharing standards

BSI (British Standards -> EN)

CEN/CENELEC

German (Austria): Chapter A.3.3.2 OENORM EN 529:2006 Anhang-A

US NIH: The Use and Effectiveness of Powered Air Purifying Respirators in Health Care

Development of a Manikin-Based Performance Evaluation Method for Loose-Fitting Powered Air-Purifying Respirators

User acceptance of reusable respirators in health care

Papers about PAPR use in clinical settings

SARS-COV-2 related

Emergency cesarean section on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS- CoV-2) confirmed patient

SARS related

Early containment of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS); experience from Bamrasnaradura Institute, Thailand

General

Risk of self-contamination during doffing of personal protective equipment.

A pilot study of minimum operational flow for loose-fitting powered air-purifying respirators used in healthcare cleaning services.

Sterile field contamination from powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) versus contamination from surgical masks

Inactivation of the coronavirus that induces severe acute respiratory syndrome, SARS-CoV

Low-Cost Open Source Ventilator or PAPR (inspiration only!)

Design ideas

Space X Helmet

[Approval Tests and Standards for Air-Purifying Particulate Respirators]****(https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/14/2020-07804/approval-tests-and-standards-for-air-purifying-particulate-respirators)

German: Maintenance (Example)

Never forget users with glasses 🤓 AND stethoscopes!