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Jeremy Kenton on correct use of masks and gloves
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Jan 13, 2025
'That masked man' in this instance is BayRadio Health Correspondent Jeremy Kenton, who takes a useful look at how to apply your mask and gloves, where required at the moment. And perhaps more importantly...how to remove them correctly. Please hit the 👍 if you've found this useful, and Suscribe and ring the🛎 for the latest from our channel. Be safe.
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this is Bay radio I'm Jeremy Kenton now
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we're here looking at masks and also
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gloves and there's a right way and a
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wrong way to put these on but more
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importantly when to dispose of them now
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with a mask you must make sure that you
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put it on if you have the earpiece type
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so that you are holding it not by the
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mask itself but by the earpieces
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and placing it over the chin so that it
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then covers the whole of the nose of the
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face and around the ears now you may
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find that what happens is that it's too
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loose at the sides and in a sense if
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you're a glasses wearer like I am if
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it's steaming up it's tight and that's
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what you want but if you find that it's
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too loose a very simple trick is to use
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a paper clip and attach this to the mask
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to the earpieces which would then allow
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it to be actually tighter so it takes
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away any gaps now when it's on you must
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make sure that it's covering the whole
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of the bows and the whole of the chin
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and try to avoid adjusting it then
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moving it up and down by using the front
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of the mask make sure that you don't
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touch the front of the mask whilst it's
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on and certainly when taking it off and
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to take it off literally from the
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earpieces now if you've got the type
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that ties make sure that you tie the top
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cord tightly first of all and then the
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lower one the lower one to actually go
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on the base of the neck the base of the
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skull and when you take them off do not
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touch the actual material itself and
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remember that disposable masks aren't
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exactly what they say they're for one
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we're only and they are to be disposed
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of and remember that if the mass becomes
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damp or moist dispose of is if you have
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the washable type
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of masks make sure that you're washing
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it after a single use and that it
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shouldn't be washed to anything less
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than sixty degrees and making sure that
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it's dry before you reuse it and have
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gloves once again there's a right way
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and a wrong way to put them on and
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remember the masks and gloves are
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useless if you're not using regular hand
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washing and remember for a minimum of
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twenty seconds that's two verses of
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happy birthday to put gloves on without
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touching them making sure that they're
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tight and you're better off removing any
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rings to avoid puncturing the glove now
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to take the gloves off remember that
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what you do is that you're going to be
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turning it inside out so that you pull
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up and then using the inside part of
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that glove placing it so that you can
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then without touching the outside of the
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other glove and remember the disposable
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gloves are exactly what they say then
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meant to be disposed off another option
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is a do-it-yourself face shield it's now
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using either a plastic cover from an a4
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folder or laminating a blank laminate
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sheet with some foam rubber and some
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straps you can make these from velcro
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all kinds of things so that you can
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actually make a face shield yourself
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which will give you added protection but
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remember don't touch the front of the
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shield and that these can be cleaned
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with alcohol or even just soap and water
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and to remove once again then touch the
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shield itself but use the straps or
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cords so some simple guidance as to how
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to protect yourself
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