Does a gas mask help against coronavirus: serious answers to your strange questions
While excited citizens are actively buying buckwheat and pasta, connoisseurs of the “post-apocalypse” genre are thinking in completely different categories. “Does a gas mask help against coronavirus?” - they are interested.
If someone simply answers “yes” or “no” to this question, know that this is an amateur. The correct answer is this: a standard gas mask does not save you from viruses - the filter that can be attached to it does. And not just any one, but with a certain marking.
Which gas mask will save you from infection?
First of all, you should know that gas masks come in two types:
- filtering;
- insulating.
The filter will save you from “corona” if it is equipped with a filter of a certain type. But the insulating one does not provide for any “ifs” - when using it, breathing air is supplied not from the atmosphere, but from a special tank. That is, the risk of becoming infected while using such equipment is reduced to zero.
How to find the right filter?
So, let's assume that you have a modern gas mask. Now your task is to find a gas mask filter that will prevent the virus from reaching your lungs.
To simplify the selection of filter elements, two types of markings are provided:
- letter;
- color.
Filter elements capable of trapping viruses are designated by the letter P and white.
But that is not all. “White” filters with the letter P in the name are divided into categories based on efficiency:
- P1 – low efficiency (class 1) – captures only 80% of viruses and aerosol particles;
- P2 -average efficiency (class 2) - delay 94%;
- P3 – highly effective (class 3) – block 99.95% of viruses and other microscopic “harms”.
Therefore, if you want to be guaranteed to escape from the “corona”, buy filter elements marked P3 (this classification is accepted in the Russian Federation). According to the European standard, they are designated by the P3SL code. In the USA, the classification is completely different - if you decide to order from America, you will have to delve into local standards and designations.
Unfortunately, recently many stores specializing in the sale of personal protective equipment have stopped accepting orders from individuals and work only with companies and government agencies.
Well, let's draw conclusions. If you have a rare Soviet gas mask in your pantry, it will not save you from coronavirus - you need to purchase a modern one with a high-quality filter.But it is unlikely that there will come a time in the near future when such measures will be justified. After all, why a gas mask? There are respirators that doctors use when working with infectious patients. The valves of such products are also equipped with P3SL filters.
No
Fuck it
It still won't help
No. They are not available in pharmacies. Everyone flew to Italy, the States and Serbia. Apparently they need it more.
They sell 130 rubles per piece.
Yes, I bought it for 750 rubles. reusable. Thanks to the government for not paying 7,500 rubles. How are you helping to rob us!!! The government has always taken care of business even at the expense of the lives and health of citizens.
What have you done to stop the government from doing this?
No. I wanted to ask at the pharmacy, but I was too shy. They’ll look at you like you’re stupid, because they still know that there are no masks in pharmacies, but here they found one ignorant idiot.
tough :) the thoughts of some people break my idea of \u200b\u200blogic :)
THANK YOU!! I FINALLY FOUND THE ANSWER TO MY QUESTION......AFTER AN EXHAUSTING SEARCH ON THE SITES OF SIZOD. EVERYONE: HEALTH!!!
The virus itself does not fly; it is located in microdroplets and on microparticles together with bacteria and in bacteria. They will remain on the fabric in 1-2 layers. This will reduce the number of infectious agents and, accordingly, the possibility of infection. There are also devices with gas membranes, there are 99.9 that no one can get through, but the price.
So what, I don’t understand you, author??? If you have a Soviet gas mask you cannot use a modern filter???!!!!!!
Most likely, the old Soviet gas mask lying in the closet is already very damaged because... the rubber dries out and the check valve may no longer work normally. It's better to buy a new one.
And I don’t understand, besides, it also gives protection to the eyes. In general, you can stupidly tie a mask to the inhalation hole)) Although, what is a mask, it’s also not one hundred percent protection
If the Soviet gas mask is considered ineffective, then how were the USSR Armed Forces equipped with such gas masks for protection in the event of a chemical attack???
Even the most effective filters can be simply a fiction to reassure oneself. Don't forget about another channel for the possible penetration of the virus through the ears! Through the auditory canals. After all, the connection between air channels, ear, throat and nose has long been known! For some reason, no one has yet paid attention to this fact. Even the mechanism of penetration through the ear canals is simple to the point of banality. Using gas masks for protection, in which it is difficult to breathe, air can leak through the ears, especially if you talk in a gas mask. Maybe I'm mistaken, but the devil knows where else he can get through.
Will the anti-gas filter A1 help with a half mask isolating the source?