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04_gloves.pdf
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SOME DOs AND DON’Ts ABOUT GLOVES - Do wear the correct size glove, particularly surgical gloves. A poorlyfitting glove can limit your ability to perform the task and may bedamaged (torn or cut) more easily.
- Do change surgical gloves periodically during long cases as theprotective effect of latex rubber gloves decreases with time andinapparent tears may occur.
- Do keep fingernails trimmed moderately short (less than 3 mm or 1/8inch beyond the finger tip) to reduce the risk of tears.
- Do pull gloves up over cuffs of gown (if worn) to protect the wrists.
- Do use water-soluble (nonfat-containing) hand lotions andmoisturizers often to prevent hands from drying, cracking andchapping due to frequent handwashing and gloving.
- Don’t use oil-based hand lotions or creams, because they will damagelatex rubber surgical and examination gloves.
- Don’t use hand lotions and moisturizers that are very fragrant(perfumed) as they irritate the skin under gloves.
- Don’t store gloves in areas where there are extremes in temperature(e.g., in the sun, or near a heater, air conditioner, ultraviolet light,fluorescent light or X-ray machines). These conditions may damagethe gloves (cause breakdown of the material they are made of), thusreducing their effectiveness as a barrier.
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