N95
Filters airborne particles
N95 refers to a type of respirator mask that filters at least 95 percent of airborne particles.
The N indicates it's not resistant to oil; the 95 is the filtration efficiency.
N95s fit tightly to the face, unlike loose surgical masks: Healthcare workers wore N95s during the pandemic.
The term became household vocabulary during COVID-19.
Minute airborne solids or droplets
- PM2.5Microscopic air pollution particles
- micronMillionth of a meter
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- electrostaticOf stationary electrical charges
media · airflow · aerosol · droplet · smoke · dust · pollen · mold
Breathing protection device
- facepieceRespiratory protective covering
- particulateTiny suspended matter
- NIOSHOccupational health research body
- certifiedOfficially declared valid
valved · nonwoven · polypropylene · electrostatic · headstrap · breathable · disposable · duckbill
Medical treatment facility
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
- doctorLicensed medical healer
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
ICU · patient · sterile · gown · gloves · intubation · TB · isolation
Occupational health research body
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- OSHAFederal workplace safety regulator
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- complianceAdhering to requirements
approval · testing · workplace · occupational · hazard · industrial · construction · mining
WHO-named 2019 coronavirus
- coronavirusSpike-ringed viral family
- SARS-CoV-2Pandemic-causing coronavirus species
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
lockdown · transmission · frontline · shortage · stockpile · hoarding · mandate · indoor
Industrial products conglomerate
- HoneywellMultinational technology corporation
- Kimberly-ClarkConsumer paper goods conglomerate
particulates
Minute airborne solids or droplets
- PM2.5Microscopic air pollution particles
- micronMillionth of a meter
- efficiencyProductive without waste
electrostatic · media · airflow · aerosol · droplet · smoke · dust · pollen · mold · allergens
respirator
Breathing protection device
- facepieceRespiratory protective covering
- particulateTiny suspended matter
- NIOSHOccupational health research body
certified · valved · nonwoven · polypropylene · electrostatic · headstrap · breathable · disposable · duckbill · preformed
hospital
Medical treatment facility
surgery · ICU · patient · sterile · gown · gloves · intubation · TB · isolation · infectious
NIOSH
Occupational health research body
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- OSHAFederal workplace safety regulator
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
compliance · approval · testing · workplace · occupational · hazard · industrial · construction · mining · guidelines
COVID-19
WHO-named 2019 coronavirus
- coronavirusSpike-ringed viral family
- SARS-CoV-2Pandemic-causing coronavirus species
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
quarantine · lockdown · transmission · frontline · shortage · stockpile · hoarding · mandate · indoor · surge
3M
Industrial products conglomerate
- HoneywellMultinational technology corporation
- Kimberly-ClarkConsumer paper goods conglomerate
- COVID-19COVID-19, spike protein, mRNA vaccines, omicron, variants
- pandemiclockdowns, COVID-19, outbreak, epidemic, COVID
- masksface mask, ceremonial masks, surgical mask, ski mask, gas mask
- health measuressocial distancing, contact tracing, quarantine, self-isolation, lockdowns
- respiratorsrespirator, dust mask, gas mask, half mask, full face mask
- Biosafetybiosafety, biocontainment, containment suit, biohazard, biohazard symbol
N95unmasked
Had covering removed
bare face · cloth mask · bandana · neck gaiter · scarf
- N95 masksHigh-filtration protective face covering
- N95 respiratorsAir-filtering face protection