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cord-337633-arivuags	Perkins, Douglas Jay	COVID-19 Global Pandemic Planning: Decontamination and Reuse Processes for N95 Respirators	2020-04-14		.txt	text/plain	2870	154	44	Here, we describe the development of a process that began in late February 2020 for selecting and implementing the use of hydrogen peroxide vapor (HPV) as viable method to reprocess N95 respirators. Since pre-existing HPV decontamination chambers were not available, we optimized the sterilization process in an operating room after experiencing initial challenges in other environments. Details are provided about the prioritization and implementation of processes for collection and storage, pre-processing, HPV decontamination, and post-processing of filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs). The primary means of protecting frontline healthcare personnel (HCP) from contracting COVID-19 is through the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE), such as N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs). The two most important lessons learned from our experience are: 1) develop an adequate reserve of PPE for efficiently implementing the reprocessing workflow, and 2) locate a suitable environment for the HPV decontamination procedure, such as an operating room, which has the pre-existing conditions required for conducing the HPV decontamination process.	./cache/cord-337633-arivuags.txt	./txt/cord-337633-arivuags.txt