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MEDICAL GLOVE DONNING AND DOFFING BEST PRACTICE

Sterile surgical gloves are your first line of defense as a protective barrier for infection control in the operating room. Evidence has clearly shown the benefits of double gloving in reducing your risk of glove perforation or failure. Multiple professional organizations around the world recommend double gloving during surgery for optimal protection.

Closed donning is preferred and there are two techniques for this method.


Closed Assisted-Donning

In this technique, scrub personnel hold the glove cuff open for the surgeon to insert hands, ensuring the surgeon's fingers remain inside the sleeves of the gown. Only the gown cuff should touch the inside of the glove cuff to eliminate a breach in sterility during the gloving procedure.

Closed Self-Donning

In this technique, scrub personnel don their own gloves, ensuring fingers remain inside the sleeves of the gown to eliminate a breach in sterility during the gloving procedure.

Scan for your Glove Size

Before donning gloves, it is important to recognise that as a first layer of defence, examination and surgical gloves are most effective when they fit well. If gloves are too tight, dexterity is limited and could tear during use. If they are too loose, gloves can get in the way when doing tasks and do a poor job of keeping out potential pathogens.

To find out your glove size, scan your hand below:

Disposable Hand Size Guide QR code

Examination Hand Size Guide

Surgical Hand Size Guide QR code

Surgical Hand Size Guide

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