Nurse Charmaine O'Reilly, the in-service education officer at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), is responsible for training more than 800 hospital staff who are at the forefront of the COVID-19 fight, in the donning and doffing of personal protective equipment, including masks.
How to put on a face mask
When you are putting on a mask, you must first wash your hands with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitiser.
“To make sure the mask is worn properly, cover your nose, mouth, and chin with it,” Nurse O'Reilly advised, adding that when removing masks, individuals should be careful not to touch their eyes, nose, and mouth.
O'Reilly, who has been a nurse for 17 years and also holds a master's degree in education, also shared some do's and don'ts when wearing a face mask.
Nurse O'Reilly said, too, that the type of fabric that should be used to make reusable masks or cloth masks should be tightly woven cotton, such as quilting fabric or cotton sheet.
