https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/clinical-discussions/12229/surgical-masks Hi, Which way round do surgical face masks have to be worn for dentals and clean ops? Im talking about the type of masks that have blue (or green) on one side and white on the other. Got told it at college the other day and wrote it down but not sureen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/107434?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:06:05 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:cb28e2b6-84e6-4734-9bdd-0ffa1c89c7e3Laura Ringsell<p>[quote user=&quot;Steph Worsley RVN MBVNA&quot;] <p>always done colour side out no matter what, although just doing a quick google search suggests couloured side <strong>out</strong> if not wanting to breathe <strong>out </strong>bacteria and coloured side <strong>in </strong>if not wanting to breathe <strong>in</strong> bacteria</p> <div style="CLEAR:both;"></div> [/quote]</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Go Steph - never knew that - always done coloured side out!!! we live and learn</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/107038?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 30 Jan 2011 17:40:33 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:4144729b-1e4a-41f4-947f-a89b5b95e2c5Jenblob2<p>Thanks, i tried searching on google and didn&#39;t get anywhere, i guess its not that well known in practices maybe</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/107032?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 30 Jan 2011 15:53:31 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:b8e0b2c6-72e5-459b-a9ef-918e8a61fb2dSteph Worsley<p>always done colour side out no matter what, although just doing a quick google search suggests couloured side <strong>out</strong> if not wanting to breathe <strong>out </strong>bacteria and coloured side <strong>in </strong>if not wanting to breathe <strong>in</strong> bacteria</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/107016?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:04:05 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:519801c8-22e3-406a-93a1-3d1fc6ab8dbbJenblob2<p>But the tutor&nbsp;definitely said last week that it was one way for dirty ops then turn mask around for clean ops.&nbsp;&nbsp;One way round to stop breathing bacteria in from dirty ops and the other way round so you don&#39;t breath bacteria over clean op site.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/106999?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:20:09 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:84d73259-d9ee-44a5-a27d-89868746c2f0Steph Phillips<p>you can usually tell by the way the elastic (or ties) are stitched on the <em>inside</em>&nbsp;the mask (ones we have are anyway) .. so colour faces outwards <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Happy_smiley.png" alt="Smile" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/106987?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 29 Jan 2011 15:21:36 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:c0d3fef2-40fd-4e70-b42f-17c8fcd638b4Nick Shackleton <p>Coloured side outwards</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>