THINK BEFORE YOU GLOVE! Premier - 365 Healthcare€¦ · You Glove! guide. 01 DECONTAMINATION &...

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• Non-aseptic procedures/tasks which are short andnon-manipulative

• Tasks with a low risk of bloodor bodily fluid contamination

• Cleaning with detergent/disinfectant

• Tasks which will not pull ortwist the glove

Tasks including;• Emptying catheters• Collecting samples e.g.

MSU, stool specimen• Preparing IV antibiotics• Short non-manipulative

procedures with lowrisk of blood/body fluidcontamination

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Gloves are produced from many different materials, each with specific properties for specific applications. Following a full and informed risk assessment, the correct glove choice can

be made. The flowchart below can be used to assist in a risk assessment.

NO

NO YES

RISK ASSESS THE TASKIs there anticipated;

• Contact with blood/body fluids

• Direct contact withPatient or patient’senvironment wheninfected e.g. withMRSA, MRAB,diarrhoea and/orvomiting

Is there a sterile surgical procedure

involved?

YES

Is there a potential for contact with

body fluids?

Is protection needed from any chemicals? E.g. for

Pharmaceutical/chemical contact

NO

(Hands must be decontaminated after each of these tasks)

YES

NOYES

The inappropriate wearing of gloves can cause undue worry amongst patients and the public, lead to skin problems, impact on the environment and is a waste of valuable resources.

4 SIMPLE STEPS TO GLOVE USE

Infection Prevention & ControlAlways adhere to local Infection Prevention and Control guidelines.

RISK ASSESS & DECIDERisk assess the task to be undertaken using this Think Before You Glove! guide.

01

DECONTAMINATION & HAND HYGIENE• Gloves do not replace good

hand washing.• Always wash your hands after

removing your gloves.• Apply aqueous based hand

creams only.

04

02 SELECTSelect the correct glove product.

THINK BEFORE YOU GLOVE!CHOOSING THE RIGHT LATEX FREE GLOVES

03 USEUse as a single use item and dispose of as clinical waste after each task / procedure / episode of care.

• Routine bed making

• Bed bathing patients

• General detergent andwater cleaning

• Handling notes

• Driving an ambulance

• Wheeling a patient tothe ambulance

• Handling baggedspecimens

• Picking up dirty sterilesupply boxes

• Wheeling patients totheatre / X-ray

No need to wear gloves when for example:

NO NEED TO WEAR GLOVES

• Household glovesfor domesticprocedures forcleaning tasksinvolving chemicals

• For pharmaceuticalor chemical contact,use either;

- EN374 certifiedNitrile glove

- EN374 certifiedLatex glove

PPE GLOVES

• Asepticprocedureswhere contactwith urine,faeces orbody fluidswith no visibleblood and/or mucousmembranes isexpected

• Shortprocedureswhere contactwith urine,faeces orbody fluidswith no visibleblood and/ormembranesis expected

NON-STERILESTERILE

EXAMINATION GLOVE

VINYL GLOVE

• Procedures/tasks withpotential exposure toblood/blood stainedbody fluids

• Procedures involvingsharps

• Handling cytotoxicmaterials and disinfectants

• Handling aldehydes(nitrile/polychloroprene)

• Tasks which may pull,twist or stretch the glove

EXAMINATION GLOVE

• All aseptic procedures with potential exposure toblood /blood stained body fluids / vaginal secretions

• Other areas

STERILE EXAMINATION GLOVE

Tasks including;

• Cannulation

• Venepuncture

• Removal of cannula

• Removal ofdressings

• Exposure to sharps

• Handling of cytotoxicmaterials/chemicals

To assist in the busy hospital environment, Premier® and Healthgard™ Medical Examination gloves have a unique, but simple, product information key that presents all the information in a clear, concise and consistent way.

• Theatres

• All Surgery

• Central line insertion

• Lumbar puncture

• Epidural

STERILE SURGICAL GLOVE

NITRILE GLOVE

Latex Free

Colour:

Blue

P2760AF6

QTY: 200

Po

wd

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Nitrile

Non

Ste

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