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. 2006 Sep 22;48(4):391–399.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.06.039

Table E1.

Particle concentrations from the protection phase of the study.

Mask Median Range Interquartile Range
N95 mask 0.07 0–0.67 0–0.15
N95 O2 mask, 2 L/min 0.13 0–4.58 0–0.36
N95 O2 mask, 10 L/min 0.06 0–2.19 0–0.33
NRM mask, 2 L/min 52.93 3.10–141.88 43.12–75.31
NRM mask, 10 L/min 15.26 0.27–98.60 6.90–29.90

NRM, Nonrebreathing mask.

The protection function of each mask was quantified by measuring the concentrations of particles inside the mask and expressing each discrete measurement as a percentage of average external concentrations.