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How to prevent the risk of contagion using safety glasses?
According to the Spanish Ministry of Health, eye protection should be used when there is a risk of infection through the eyes due to splashes or drops of contaminated discharge (blood, mucus, saliva, etc.). For this, the use of integral glasses (similar to diving ones) or facial screens that prevent drops or splashes from entering our eyes is recommended.
The use of universal rim glasses with side protection is also recommended, in order to avoid contact of the eyes with contaminated surfaces, such as our own hands (with or without gloves).
To use them correctly we must:
- Correctly wash our hands: Sanitize your hands before putting on gloves.
- Make sure your lenses are clean too: Wash them thoroughly before using. Including medicated lenses that you are going to use underneath.
- You should put them on before starting any activity where there is a danger of contamination.
- After you put on your glasses, you should not touch them again until you have washed your hands correctly.
How to safely remove your laboratory glasses?
When removing protective glasses you must follow the following protocol
- Never remove the glasses until you finish all activity where there is a danger of contagion.
- Wash your hands with bactericidal soap and water, remove the lenses and wash them immediately or soak them in an antibacterial solution, then wash your hands again and use hydroalcoholic antiseptic gel.
- If they are disposable glasses, they must be placed in a covered and safe place for biohazard waste.
Do goggles protect against viruses like covid-19?
The WHO and the Ministry of Health recommend the use of glasses for medical-health personnel who are responsible for the screening, transfer and treatment of people suspected of carrying Covid19. However, it is still important that other standards (such as handwashing) are followed in order for the lenses to have the desired protective effect.
Other ways to avoid contagion by coronavirus
If you want to stay safe from this dangerous pathogen you must follow the rules below:
- Frequent hand washing. Sanitizing your hands with soap and water, or failing that with hydroalcoholized gels or sprays, is vital to avoid any contagion.
- Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing to prevent mucus from spreading, facilitating contamination of people and surfaces.
- You shouldn’t touch your face. The hands are the preferred vehicle for the virus to enter your body through your eyes, nose and mouth.
- Use disposable tissues to clean mucus or secretions (blood, saliva, mucus, etc.). Throw them away immediately in a safe, covered place.
- Avoid coming into contact with other people. Discard all kinds of hugs, kisses, greetings, etc. Stay away from other people between 1 and 2 meters.
- Comply with restrictions. Follow all the indications that come directly from official health entities. If a general quarantine is decreed you should stay home.
- If you suspect that you may be infected, you must notify the relevant health bodies and go through the screening process.
How is coronavirus or covid-19 transmitted?
This deadly virus is transmitted due to the contact of a healthy person with respiratory secretions of a sick person or an apparently healthy carrier. Its propagation cycle begins when:
- A person who carries the virus coughs or sneezes and part of their mucus spreads in the environment, falling on their own body, on other people or on surrounding objects.
- A healthy person touches the wearer or comes in contact with the secretions that have been scattered.
- By bringing your contaminated hands to your face and the virus enters the available mucosa (eyes, nose and mouth).
- The newly infected person begins the transmission cycle again by sneezing or coughing, possibly ignoring that he is a carrier of the virus.
As scientists, virologists, immunologists, and epidemiologists further study the Covid pandemic19 and gather more information, they gain a better understanding of how this deadly pathogen reproduces and spreads. It is important that you keep an eye on the news and recommendations emanating from official health organizations (such as the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization) to deal more effectively with this disease and prevent its spread.
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