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“Surgeons wear masks, so you should too.”
“Surgeons wear masks, so you should too.”
1/ Surgeons wear masks so that bodily fluids — which always have bacteria even if a surgeon is asymptomatic — won’t go into a patient’s open wound.
NOT to stop the viral aerosols that smoke though and around the masks, and are the primary mode of viral transmission.
NOT to stop the viral aerosols that smoke though and around the masks, and are the primary mode of viral transmission.
2/ Surgeons who are showing respiratory symptoms likely postpone surgery if the patient is infirm, because a face mask won’t slow viral transmission.
3/ Surgeons self-select. Folks finding face masks uncomfortable steer themselves toward other careers. https://twitter.com/MarkChangizi/status/1288572546426769410?s=20
4/ Surgeons wearing masks voluntarily does not justify mandating an entire population wear masks involuntarily. https://twitter.com/MarkChangizi/status/1281309111188144129?s=20
5/ Surgeons don’t move around much. They’re in one spot. They’re consequently at little or no raised risk from falls. https://twitter.com/MarkChangizi/status/1286355308701523974?s=20
6/ Also because surgeons aren’t moving, they’re not breathing heavily. Masks become unsafe when exercising. https://twitter.com/MarkChangizi/status/1303161986922901504?s=20
7/ Surgeons wear masks temporarily, not all day.
8/ Surgeons also wear professional anti-fog goggles so that their breath doesn’t bother their eyes or fog up their prescription glasses. Should everyone have to as well?
9/ A surgeon’s emotional expressions on the face are of minimal importance compared to in most other jobs, especially in the service industry.
Other threads on the harms from face masks... https://twitter.com/MarkChangizi/status/1296837214429683714?s=20
I failed to mention how surgery rooms have extra oxygen, to aid the surgeons breathing. https://twitter.com/stoicexaminer/status/1314298494862143501?s=20
Another great point, on positive pressure. https://twitter.com/EckersleyLisa/status/1316842885409460225?s=20
And still surgeons can get faint from masks. https://twitter.com/dimgrr/status/1316851185249382400?s=20
