N95 vs P100

[rp218]

An engineer friend gave me a 3m half respirator with new p100 filters, recommending i use it instead of an n95.. For protection against airborne aerosolization, this feels to be superior. Not comparing with a papr. Should I use this instead of an n95 for situations that I don't use a papr?

( 3M™ Half Facepiece Reusable Respirator 6100/07024(AAD) - 3M™ Half Facepiece Reusable Respirator 6100/07024(AAD) Small 24 EA/Case | 3M United States )

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[fittipaldi1of1]

Yes, per my understanding and what’s available on the web, the p100 is superior. It provides 99.97% filtration of particles compared to 95% of the n95.
It is also reusable and able to be cleaned

 

[PlayToWin]

as long as it’s a particulate filter!


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[pjl]

Those are better than the n95 masks.

 

[vector2]

An engineer friend gave me a 3m half respirator with new p100 filters, recommending i use it instead of an n95.. For protection against airborne aerosolization, this feels to be superior. Not comparing with a papr. Should I use this instead of an n95 for situations that I don't use a papr?

( 3M™ Half Facepiece Reusable Respirator 6100/07024(AAD) - 3M™ Half Facepiece Reusable Respirator 6100/07024(AAD) Small 24 EA/Case | 3M United States )

Are any of these even in stock anywhere online that's not a bulk commercial vendor?

 

[Hork Bajir]

Couldn’t find any when I looked today, other than some $15 Chinese knockoff counterfeit 3M “respirators” on Amazon

 

[pjl]

Try local manufacturing companies, online is pretty poorly supplied, but a couple of the local places had some. One of them even just donated a bunch of stuff when they found out I was an anesthesiologist.

 

[fittipaldi1of1]

Yah call local hardware, painting, mold cleaning companies, pest/rodent control companies. Lots of different companies have tons for their employees

 

[NightNight]

as long as it’s a particulate filter!


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vs. what?

 

[Ras Tafari]

vs. what?

vs. gas & vapor filters

 

[NightNight]

vs. gas & vapor filters

thx

 

[deleted162650]

Wouldn’t a gas and vapor filter be even more effective?

 

[chocomorsel]

An engineer friend gave me a 3m half respirator with new p100 filters, recommending i use it instead of an n95.. For protection against airborne aerosolization, this feels to be superior. Not comparing with a papr. Should I use this instead of an n95 for situations that I don't use a papr?

( 3M™ Half Facepiece Reusable Respirator 6100/07024(AAD) - 3M™ Half Facepiece Reusable Respirator 6100/07024(AAD) Small 24 EA/Case | 3M United States )

You got some nice friends.

 

[chocomorsel]

Try local manufacturing companies, online is pretty poorly supplied, but a couple of the local places had some. One of them even just donated a bunch of stuff when they found out I was an anesthesiologist.

What kind of places? Manufacturers? I am seriously looking and everyone is price gouging and lying about non existent supply.
Thank you.

 

[chocomorsel]

Yah call local hardware, painting, mold cleaning companies, pest/rodent control companies. Lots of different companies have tons for their employees

Thank you. Will try when the sun comes up. Assuming these places are open.
Thank you!!

 

[pjl]

What kind of places? Manufacturers? I am seriously looking and everyone is price gouging and lying about non existent supply.
Thank you.

Explain why you want it, those guys that are local probably also want someone there to intubate them when they get sick.

 

[spike7585]

Wouldn’t a gas and vapor filter be even more effective?

I figured the same? How can something be effective for gas/vapor, but let particulates in?.....*shrugs*

 

[vector2]

I figured the same? How can something be effective for gas/vapor, but let particulates in?.....*shrugs*

Classic "gas" masks mainly use activated charcoal to adsorb or inactivate gases or chemical vapors. This mechanism is separate from the particulate filtration function of a respirator.

 

[ethilo]

N95 = Not oil resistant, 95% particulates filtered
P100 = Perfectly oil resistant, 99.8% (100%) particulate filtered
R100 = Somewhat oil Resistant, 99.8% (100%) particulate filtered

The oil resistance doesn't make a difference in healthcare so all will work for our needs. Those that are R or P oil resistant have much shorter expiration dates on them compared to N, probably because they are being used in the environments with these oil based compounds that will degrade the masks. Ergo, for our purposes, treat all of them as equivalent and should all have essentially no expiration date (N masks expire when difficult to breathe through or visibly soiled).