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Published on 26 August 2021
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National Patient Safety Alerts
NatPSA/2021/009/NHSPS - Infection risk when using FFP3 respirators with valves or Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) during surgical and invasive procedures, issued 25 August 2021.
NatPSA/2021/005/MHRA - Philips ventilator, CPAP and BiPAP devices: Potential for patient harm due to inhalation of particles and volatile organic compounds, issued 23 June 2021.
NatPSA/2021/003/NHSPS - Eliminating the risk of inadvertent connection to medical air via a flowmeter, issued 18 June 2021.
NatPSA/2020/007/MHRA, Philips Respironics V60 ventilator - unexpected shutdown, issued on 23 Sep 2020.