Since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, clinical staff all over the world have had to employ extra protective measures while providing care to patients.
The use of personal protective equipment (PPE) provides healthcare workers (HCWs) a level of safety by limiting the contact between clinical staff and patients. However, the prolonged application of PPE during clinical shifts can affect skin health. Indeed, in order to provide protection against airborne particle transmission, devices such as respiratory protective equipment (RPE) are tightly fastened to the face to create an airtight seal.
However, these masks are typically designed to a standard involving an average white male face shape, providing a limited range of size and geometry.
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