Medical gloves are one of the important protective measures for health care workers, in the correct way to wear not only to protect the health of health care workers themselves can also avoid cross-infection between patients.

A, the correct use of medical gloves
According to the needs of different operations, choose the appropriate type and size of gloves.
1. contact with the patient's blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions, vomit and contaminated goods, should wear clean gloves.
2. Sterile gloves should be worn when performing aseptic operations such as surgery and when touching patients' broken skin and mucous membranes.

Gloves should be removed in the following cases (glove removal indications)
1. When the glove is broken or there is a suspected breakage.
2. After contact with blood, body fluids, broken skin and mucous membranes and after the operation.
3. After contact with the patient and the patient's surroundings or contaminated body parts.
4. When there are indications for hand hygiene.

 B, the use of medical gloves
Wearing method of sterile gloves.
Select the right size sterile gloves.
Check the expiration date on the outer packaging of the gloves.
Check whether the outer packaging is tight.
Hand washing or surgical hand disinfection before wearing sterile gloves.
Opening the glove package.
Lift the opening of the pocket with one hand and remove the glove by pinching the folded part of the glove (inner side of the glove) with the other hand.
aligning the five fingers to put them on.
Lift the opening of the other pocket in the same way, insert the fingers with sterile gloves into the inside of the flap of the other glove, put the glove on, then put the flap of the glove on, put both hands together and cross to adjust the position of the glove.

Method of taking off sterile gloves: pinch the edge of the contaminated side of the other glove with the hand wearing the glove to take off the glove, hold the gloves off with the hand wearing the glove, pinch the edge of the clean side (inner side) of the other glove with the hand taking off the glove, take off the glove, pinch the inside of the glove with the hand to throw it into the medical waste container, and wash your hands after taking off the sterile gloves.

C, medical gloves to wear precautions
1. The use of gloves can not replace hand hygiene.
2. Wear sterile gloves before, and after taking off gloves should be hand hygiene.
3. When the glove is broken, before replacing the new gloves, hand hygiene should be carried out.
4. Do not wear the same pair of gloves when nursing or treating more than one patient.
5. Change gloves when moving from a contaminated area (including incomplete skin, mucous membranes or medical device implants) to a clean area on the same patient while wearing gloves for nursing or treatment operations.