With protective gear in short supply, doctors turn to UV light treatment

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BAINBRIDGE ISLAND — Tucked away in the corner of his office, Dr. Richard Saint Syr has created a little treatment station. On the bottom shelf of his bookcase, hidden behind one of his pictures, is an ultraviolet light the size of his forearm, two N95 masks and some goggles.

The light he bought from Amazon a few days back after he was hit with a realization. UV lights are used in hospitals to clean rooms and kill off germs, in HVAC systems to squash mold, in aquariums to fight off bacteria and parasites — why not enlist light in the fight against the coronavirus?

As stocks of personal protective gear like the N95 masks that health care workers wear as they treat sick patients dwindle, Saint Syr, a family doctor at Swedish Medical Group’s Bainbridge Island Primary Care facility, has taken to practicing the UV technique and preaching it to his colleagues.

He places masks in front of his UV light and switches it on for a few minutes, safe from view behind a picture in the corner of the room.

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[Turbineguy]

1. We use it on ships for purifiying water

without the taste of chlorine or iodine.

[SWBTATTReg]

2. I use. I place my goods under the light (I have a small room w/ the UV lites) and turn the UV on,

let the items sit in there for a while, and rotate (carefully) to treat all surfaces.

[Generic Other]

3. Only in WA state is UV light seen as deadly

I will try hanging my old mask in the sunshine if it ever comes out.

What a simple method if it works.