Have a youth at home who can sew? Family is bored in quarantine at home. Consider sewing a fabric medical mask for local healthcare workers and others working with the public!
Great for beginning level sewers!
As many hospitals nationwide face the potential for critical shortages in the coming weeks, one way to help with the shortage is by sewing fabric masks for us to use for both outpatients and inpatients. This allows us to preserve surgical masks for our physicians and staff members. These cloth masks are a great tool to prevent others from catching viruses via droplets from coughing or sneezing.
Use the link below for instructions and a video tutorial. See flyer below for drop off point. If you have questions, let us know and we can put you in contact with someone. Please, share with anybody interested in helping with this cause!
Please, note that these masks are not used for those health care workers working directly with COVID-19 patients.
Many agencies are using them over top of the medical grade masks in efforts to lengthen the supply of n-95 masks. They will be used to service various healthcare agencies and workers in need due to short supply of n-95 masks.
Visit the following sites for some patterns you can use and for any questions, please contact us to get in touch with someone.https://www.deaconess.com/How-to-make-a-Face-Mask
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