Which Way Round Should A Surgical Mask Be Worn?

Which Way Round Should a Surgical Face Mask Go?

2022-03-292022-03-14 by Johnmin

Surgical masks are designed to be worn in one direction only. However, it can be difficult to know which way round a medical face mask should go. Should the blue side face out, or in? Some surgical masks are white all over, which way round should these white face masks …

Does Wearing Surgical Masks With the Wrong Side Out Affect Their Ability to Capture Viruses?

2021-07-282021-07-27 by Johnmin

Since COVID-19 started, there has been confusion on how to correctly where a surgical mask. But does wearing surgical masks the wrong way round affect their ability to capture viruses? Some online sources claim it doesn’t matter, like this one. Surgical masks are made up of 3 layers, and there …

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