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cord-254861-lpzx878m	Saggese, Nicholas P.	An Interim Solution to the Decreased Availability of Respirators Against COVID-19	2020-04-22		.txt	text/plain	923	68	58	To the Editor W e read the recent article titled, "Utility of Substandard Facemask Options for Health Care Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic" by Abd-Elsayed and Karru 1 with great interest. The respirator is comprised of an anesthesia mask, inline ventilator filter, or high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter and elastic straps ( Figure A) . 3 Also, a case report from Singapore demonstrated 41 health care workers (HCWs) who came in contact with COVID-19 patients during aerosolizing procedures. Alternatively, the authors of this letter used 2 tourniquets fashioned together instead of rubber bands to create a better seal ( Figure C) . After using this technique and performing a user seal An Interim Solution to the Decreased Availability of Respirators Against COVID-19 Figure. Solutions to the shortage of N95 respirators are crucial for protecting health care workers from contracting the virus and becoming a vector of transmission to others. Utility of substandard face mask options for health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic	./cache/cord-254861-lpzx878m.txt	./txt/cord-254861-lpzx878m.txt