Hello Friend,
With so many, unfortunate events happened around the globe recently, it is so sad that 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.
But during a disaster, it should be a respirator mask.
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.
Respirator’s Masks Classifications
When purchasing respirator masks, the major question is what kind to get.
There are many different classifications, but here, we will just discuss the 3 most common and popular types:
N, R, and P series masks
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