Introduction to Precautions for Daily Use of Medical Rubber Examination Gloves

Introduction to Precautions for Daily Use of Medical Rubber Examination Gloves

With the improvement of people's living standards, gloves are worn to protect their hands during labor. Today, the editor will talk about what to pay attention to when using medical rubber examination gloves. Let's take a look together.

Medical rubber examination gloves are easy to use, anti cold and heat-insulating, and can prevent hands from directly touching dirty items. In winter, wearing it to wash rice and vegetables can prevent aging and cracking. Wearing it can hold a hot pot and prevent hands from being burned or stained with oil.

After wearing it, symptoms such as itching may appear, and there are generally two different situations with different prevention and treatment methods:

1. Affects touch dermatitis. This situation is quite common. Usually only manifested as redness, itching, dryness or cracking of the skin on the hands, which is caused by repeated hand washing with soap and cleaning agents, and incomplete wiping. After wearing the hands, the interior is not breathable, resulting in an impact; If it is dry gloves, it is likely caused by the influence of talcum powder inside the gloves.

In this situation, the solution is to rinse off soap or detergent before wearing gloves, dry or air dry both hands together before wearing gloves; If it is a dry glove, the amount of talcum powder inside should not be too much. These measures can prevent the onset of atopic dermatitis. Once affected dermatitis occurs, avoid scratching and apply anti itch agents such as calamine lotion externally. The symptoms will quickly disappear.

2. Allergic touch dermatitis. Its characteristic is that it takes 6-48 hours after touching medical rubber examination gloves to show itching in the hands, dry or cracked skin, often accompanied by redness or water scars, and generally no significant systemic allergic symptoms. It can be a delayed onset allergic reaction caused by allergies to certain chemical components in medical rubber examination gloves or chemicals attached to the gloves.

In this situation, the solution is to switch to a different type of medical rubber examination gloves that can continue to be used. To prevent severe allergic reactions, it is advisable to use them sparingly or not. Once allergic touch dermatitis appears, oral antihistamines should be taken and the dermatitis should be applied topically to the hands. The symptoms will quickly subside.

3. Allergic reactions to medical rubber examination gloves. Extremely rare. Usually, within a few minutes to a dozen minutes of wearing gloves, the skin becomes red and itchy, and symptoms can be seen throughout the body, often accompanied by measles, rhinitis, conjunctivitis, chest invasion, palpitations, etc. Severe cases may present with difficulty breathing, tachycardia, decreased blood pressure, and even allergic shock, sudden death, etc.

Encountering this situation. The solution is to quickly remove gloves, smell physiological saline and repeatedly rinse hands, and urgently go to the hospital for treatment. Individuals with rubber allergy reactions should avoid touching medical rubber examination gloves and other latex products again.