Hello Friend,

A respirator mask should be used during a disaster or outbreak. However, with so many, unfortunate events happened around the globe recently, there are still people who are not familiar with a respirator mask.

What people know or use often is the surgical mask which is intended to be worn by health professionals during surgery. 

A respirator mask is a special type of apparatus designed to prevent the wearer from inhaling any type of contaminant or hazardous substances present in the air. 

It is potentially lifesaving, won’t cost a lot of money, but is often overlooked. 

The importance of something that can help you breathe without sucking harmful particles or vapors into your lungs cannot be overstated. After all, in any survival event, air comes first, always, then water, then food.

So we made this article to help identify and classify different kinds of masks and when to use each.