These details about medical gloves that cannot be ignored

Medical rubber examination gloves are the "standard" for medical personnel in standardized prevention during tasks, and have an indelible "achievement" in avoiding occupational injuries. However, how to choose them correctly? The above provides detailed explanations for everyone one by one.

The purpose of using medical rubber examination gloves is to prevent hands from being contaminated or purified by microorganisms, to prevent the transmission of microorganisms that have existed on the skin or hands, and to prevent damage from chemical substances or increased sharp instrument injuries

Classification of gloves

As is well known, medical personnel use different gloves in different places and opportunities. So, what are the classifications of gloves?

According to the information of gloves, they are divided into latex gloves, nitrile gloves, polyethylene (PE) gloves, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) gloves.

★ Nitrile gloves: an ideal substitute for latex gloves, highly fitting to the skin of the hands and providing exceptional comfort. Suitable for non sterile operations involving high-risk contact with blood or bodily fluids; Handling of sharp objects, disposal of cytotoxic substances and disinfectants.

According to the nature of the task, it can be divided into sterilized gloves and non sterilized gloves, while non sterilized gloves are further divided into cleaning reflective gloves and housekeeping gloves.

Internal medicine sterilized gloves: sterile use. Mainly used for operations that require high levels of sterility, such as surgical procedures, childbirth, local catheterization, and preparation of parenteral nutrient solutions.

Cleaning reflective gloves: Clean non sterile, use. Used for indirect or direct contact with patients' blood, body fluids, secretions, excreta, and items that have been clearly purified by body fluids.

Household gloves: can be reused for cleaning. Household gloves can be used for cleaning environmental surfaces without indirect contact with the human body.

Requirements and precautions for the use of gloves:

The rules of the "Technical Standards for Hospital Isolation":

The use of gloves:

1. Choose gloves of appropriate varieties and specifications according to the needs of different operations;

When in contact with the patient's blood, body fluids, secretions, excrement, vomit, and purification items, clean gloves should be worn;

3. When stopping sterile operations such as surgery or coming into contact with damaged skin or mucous membranes of patients, sterile gloves should be worn

4. Gloves should be used.

Precautions

1. Gloves should be changed between patients with different diagnosis, treatment, and nursing needs.

2. After completing the operation, take off gloves and wash your hands according to the prescribed order and method. Wearing gloves cannot replace washing hands, and hand disinfection should be stopped if necessary.

When gloves are found to be damaged during operation, they should be replaced in a timely manner.

4 . When wearing sterile gloves, avoid purifying the gloves.

Polyethylene medical reflective gloves GB24786-2009: Requirements for polyethylene gloves suitable for medical reflection, diagnosis, or treatment of infections between patients and users, as well as for the use of medical reflective gloves for the disposal of purified medical data.

GB10213-2006 "Application of Medical Rubber Reflective Gloves": Requirements for rubber gloves used for medical reflection, diagnosis, or treatment to avoid cross infection between patients and users, and also used for the disposal of purified medical data.

GB7543-2006 "Application of Sterilized Rubber Internal Medicine Gloves": Technical requirements for packaged sterilized rubber gloves used in internal medicine operations to maintain patients and users, prevent cross infection, applicable to gloves worn once and then discarded, not applicable to reflective gloves and sequential gloves.