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

Table E2.

Particle concentrations measured at 6 cm in front of the mask during the isolation phase of the study.

Mask Median Range Interquartile Range
N95 mask −0.13 −52.73–161.29 −15.06–20.22
N95 O2 mask, 2 L/min −0.83 −58.74–131.36 −11.86–14.05
N95 O2 mask, 10 L/min 3.69 −93.22–91.19 −9.91–18.69
NRM mask, 2 L/min 472.64 11.67–7944.91 82.97–1020.59
NRM mask, 10 L/min 80.81 −22.91–3509.63 24.87–555.24

The isolation function of each mask was quantified by measuring the external particle concentrations while infusing particles into the mask and expressing each discrete measurement as a percentage of change from the average background concentrations.