How not to wear masks
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the mask you wear should cover your nose and mouth completely. It should hold the area around your ears or head tightly for a perfect fit. Putting on your face mask incorrectly exposes you and others to the risk of contracting COVID-19.
Platinum Health Supply Group Partners With Starlight Children's Foundation
Already, we’ve proudly supplied the Australian Government plus Aged Care and Education sectors with over 60 million PPE units, but now, we’ve embarked on what we believe is our most important partnership yet – with Starlight Children’s Foundation!
What You Need To Know About Companies & Their Ethical Sourcing Programs
In today’s world, knowing and understanding where the products you buy come from is easier than ever. This is because many companies have ethical sourcing programs in place, allowing their supply chains to be made visible. This blog post will offer guidance on what you should look out for to ensure that you are purchasing ethically sourced products.
What is the difference between level 1, 2 & 3 Surgical Face Masks?
Surgical masks are an important barrier in surgery, to prevent fluids from reaching the face of the wearer as well as limiting the flow of any fluids from the wearer into the immediate area around them. The simple design is flexible enough to be able to fit any face, making them suitable for a range of situations where people of different face sizes and shapes may be wearing them.
Why are anti-fog visors vital for surgery?
Visors are a common sight in the age of the new normal, but in surgery, visor masks have always been a necessity to prevent contamination and transmission of disease. However, they have typically presented a number of challenges, chief of which is the tendency to fog.
How Your Mask Is Protecting You.
One of the reasons that COVID-19 managed to spread so fast is that a high proportion of cases are asymptomatic. What’s more, the virus can be transmitted by people before they start showing symptoms. In this way, you may present a risk to others even if you feel well, something you can mitigate by wearing a mask.
Hayfever and how your mask reduces symptoms
Wearing your personal protective equipment is important to minimise the spread of COVID19, but it seems that surgical face masks in particular have additional benefits. For the one in five Australian’s who suffer from hay fever, this will come as a welcome relief as we step into Spring.
What is the difference between Nitrile, Vinyl & Latex gloves?
Gloves are an excellent way to protect your hands from coming into contact with the virus, as they can be disposed of immediately after use. Currently, the global demand for gloves is surpassing the global capacity of manufacturers, which is raising the price of gloves around the world. This is why the World Health Organisation has called for industries to increase PPE manufacturing by 40%. To learn more about the main types of gloves and how they are used in a medical setting, continue reading.
Cut the strings off your masks, because the world matters
Globally, there are around 129 billion face masks and 65 billion disposable gloves being used each month. It has become imperative that the entire community understands why and how to dispose of face marks correctly. Disposing of PP wear correctly will reduce the amount of stray litter during the COVID-19 pandemic.