Ahmed, Maham

Dery, Patrick

Katz, Samantha

Patel, Rohan

Rosenbaum, Alex

Townshend, Jacqueline

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Wayne State University COVID-19 Medical Myth Infographics Open Source Medicine 3-30-2021 Masks and Carbon Dioxide Rohan Patel Wayne State University School Of Medicine, hf8696@wayne.edu Maham Ahmed Wayne State University School Of Medicine, gt6167@wayne.edu Patrick Dery Wayne State University School Of Medicine, fv1442@wayne.edu Samantha Katz Wayne State University School Of Medicine, hg0048@wayne.edu Jacqueline Townshend Wayne State University School Of Medicine, hf8576@wayne.edu See next page for additional authors Creative Commons License: This work is licensed under a No Rights Reserved license. Recommended Citation Patel, Rohan; Ahmed, Maham; Dery, Patrick; Katz, Samantha; Townshend, Jacqueline; and Rosenbaum, Alex, "Masks and Carbon Dioxide" (2021). COVID-19 Medical Myth Infographics. 29. https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/covidinfographics/29 This Infographic is brought to you for free and open access by the Open Source Medicine at DigitalCommons@WayneState. It has been accepted for inclusion in COVID-19 Medical Myth Infographics by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@WayneState. Masks and Carbon Dioxide Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/covidinfographics  Part of the Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Medical Education Commons, and the Public Health Commons Authors Rohan Patel, Maham Ahmed, Patrick Dery, Samantha Katz, Jacqueline Townshend, and Alex Rosenbaum This infographic is available at DigitalCommons@WayneState: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/covidinfographics/29 O2 No MaskO2 MaskCO2 No MaskCO2 Mask100 75 50 25 0 Rumors surrounding the dangers ofmasks increasing blood CO2 levels are  false and harmful to public health.Unless explicitly directed by your doctor,everyone should wear a mask at all timesin public. Here’s why:MASKS ANDCARBONDIOXIDEWearing a mask is aboutprotecting not only yourself, butalso other people. Coughdroplets can spread as far as 6meters, and sneeze droplets asfar as 8. These droplets canreamin in the air for as long as10 whole  minutes!W H Y  Y O U  S H O U L D  B EW E A R I N G  Y O U R  M A S K3You don’t throw up your hands if you think a mask is not100 percent effective. Nobody’s taking a cholesterolmedicine because they’re going to prevent a heart attack100 percent of the time, but you’re reducing your risksubstantially.-Dr. Peter Ching-Hong, MDCarbon Dioxide and Oxygencan easily pass through theholes in your mask but Covid-19  cannot -- it is trapped inlarge droplets1000x1W E A R I N G  A  M A S K  M I G H TF E E L  U N C O M F O R A B L E  Your breath makes the air behindthe mask hot and humid, but thisdoes not impact your ability tobreath.2W E A R I N G  Y O U R  M A S KD O E S N ' T  M E A N  M O R EC A R B O N  D I O X I D Eby Rohan Patel, Maham Ahmed,  Patrick Dery, Samantha Katz,Jacqueline Townshend, Alex Rosenbaum Coronavirus particles are1000 times larger thanOxygen particlesLi Y, Tokura H, Guo YP, et al. Effects of wearing N95 and surgical facemasks on heart rate, thermal stress and subjective sensations. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2005;78(6):501-509. doi:10.1007/s00420-004-0584-4Roberge RJ, Kim JH, Benson SM. Absence of consequential changes in physiological, thermal and subjective responses from wearing a surgical mask. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2012;181(1):29-35.doi:10.1016/j.resp.2012.01.010Roberge RJ, Coca A, Williams WJ, Powell JB, Palmiero AJ. Physiological impact of the N95 filtering facepiece respirator on healthcare workers. Respir Care. 2010;55(5):569-577.

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