Order Number |
636738393092 |
Type of Project |
ESSAY |
Writer Level |
PHD VERIFIED |
Format |
APA |
Academic Sources |
10 |
Page Count |
3-12 PAGES |
The process that needs better explanation and instruction
Surgical and medical face masks are worn by healthcare personnel and professionals when attending to patients with either bacterial or viral infections to avoid contact that may lead to them being infected. In times of an outbreak of a highly infectious viral and bacterial disease like Covid-19, health practitioners and even the public might require to wear medical face masks to prevent the spread of the virus or bacteria (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019).
However, the process of producing the masks is not clear, and that explains the reason surgical and medical face masks are only limited to use by health professionals. The medical masks are highly effective in preventing the spread of viral diseases, and in case of an outbreak, the public should have adequate access to these masks.
The process of how they are made needs a clear explanation so that cloth manufacturers and tailors can embark on mass production when necessary. Impact of the process on manufacturers of face masks
Manufacturers of medical face masks are limited in number. The reason is due to the lack of an elaborate procedure on how to manufacture masks that meet the required standards. Many of them know how to make cloth face masks but which are not effective in controlling the spread of viruses and bacteria like the surgical masks.
Outlining a manual for making surgical masks will help manufacturers and tailors to embark on mass production of the same. Such an act will reduce the shortage of surgical face masks and make them available not only to the medical personnel but also to the public.
The research to be conducted
The student should embark on a study to understand how surgical face masks are made. What special features do they possess compared to cloth, non-medical face masks? The student should clearly outline the process involved, the materials required, the average duration taken to produce a single piece, as well as any other relevant resources for the procedure.
It should be precise and elaborate such that any interested manufacturer can embark on the production of the masks without struggling on the process.
Existing documentation and information about the process
Much of the available information on how to manufacture masks focuses on non-surgical cloth masks. However, despite cloth masks and surgical masks being closely related, the procedure for making medical masks is more complicated than cloth masks.
That is because surgical masks are more efficient in disease protection than cloth masks. Making cloth masks is simple, and the information is readily available (Wood, 2020). The only lacking information is on how to upgrade cloth masks into medical masks.
Stakeholders to benefit from the manual’s creation
Among the principal beneficiaries of the manual would be cloth manufactures and tailors who would want to advance from making cloth masks to manufacturing medical ones. The other category of recipients would be the public.
In the case of the outbreak of pandemics such as Covid-19, the people would benefit from a high supply of medical masks, unlike now when the majority are using less effective cloth masks. Any person with the capacity to produce masks can also utilize the manual to make some.
Distribution and placement of the manual
For the manual to reach its intended audience, the cloth manufacturers and tailors, it must be uploaded on websites of relevant bodies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, Governments’ websites, among others. That will make the information readily available to the relevant users.
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019). “Guidance: Use of mask to control influenza transmission.” https://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/infectioncontrol/maskguidance.htm
Wood, B. (2020). “How to make your own face mask at home.” https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/how-to-make-your-own-face-mask-at-home/2255022/