Medical gloves are suitable for non-sterile operations with high-risk contact with blood or body fluids, which involve the operation of sharps, protective gloves for handling cytotoxic substances and disinfectants. Medical gloves can be divided into medical sterilized gloves and non-sterile medical gloves according to the nature of their work. Non-sterile medical gloves are divided into cleaning and inspection gloves and housekeeping gloves.

Classification of medical gloves

Surgical sterilization gloves: sterile single use. It is mainly used for operations with high sterility requirements such as surgical operations, childbirth, central catheter placement, and total parenteral nutrition solution preparation.

Cleaning inspection gloves: clean non-sterile, one-time use. It is used to directly or indirectly contact the patient's blood, body fluids, secretions, excreta and objects contaminated by body fluids.

Housekeeping gloves: clean and reusable. It is mainly used for cleaning the surface of the environment without using direct contact with the human body.

Requirements for the use of medical gloves

1. According to the needs of different operations, choose the appropriate type and specifications of medical gloves;

2. When contacting the patient's blood, body fluids, secretions, excreta, vomit and contaminated items, clean gloves should be worn;

3. Sterile medical gloves should be worn when performing aseptic operations such as surgery and touching the damaged skin and mucous membranes of patients;

4. Disposable medical gloves should be used once and discarded immediately after use.

Precautions for using medical gloves

1. Medical gloves should be changed between patients with different medical care.

2. Take off the medical gloves after the operation is completed, and wash hands according to the prescribed procedures and methods. Wearing medical gloves is not a substitute for washing hands, and hand disinfection is necessary when necessary.

3. If the medical gloves are damaged during operation, they should be replaced in time.

4. When wearing sterile medical gloves, the gloves should be prevented from contamination.