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Originally Posted by Maker
Surgeons do not wear "face diapers". I never said anything like that because it's a stupid statement. If that was your take-away, please re-read the post.
The primary purpose surgeons wear PPE to reduce the likelihood of getting biological contamination from the patient.
Masks are used to prevent transfer of airborne biological pathogens. That would be n95 or better. They wear face shields to prevent liquid splatters to their face where their mucous membranes are located, again to try to prevent contamination from blood and other infectious tissue.
They also wear gloves to prevent direct contact with infectious material and blood.
There are other higher levels of PPE worn when the risks demand better protection. Think of a patient with ebola, or who has an unknown toxic exposure. Also for researchers working on gain of function experiments with deadly toxic substances.
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But you said mask do not work, so how do they stop pathogens that are smaller than SAR's and as you can see from your photo it really is not fitted correctly.