THINK BEFORE YOU GLOVE! Premier - 365 Healthcare€¦ · You Glove! guide. 01 DECONTAMINATION &...
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NITRILE GLOVE FOR MORE INFORMATION TEL: 01530 278 111 EMAIL: info@365healthcare.com WEB: www.365healthcare.com Healthcare Excellence Premier • Non-aseptic procedures/ tasks which are short and non-manipulative • Tasks with a low risk of blood or bodily fluid contamination • Cleaning with detergent/ disinfectant • Tasks which will not pull or twist the glove Tasks including; • Emptying catheters • Collecting samples e.g. MSU, stool specimen • Preparing IV antibiotics • Short non-manipulative procedures with low risk of blood/body fluid contamination START 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 TASK Is there anticipated; • Contact with blood/ body fluids • Direct contact with Patient or patient’s environment when infected e.g. with MRSA, MRAB, diarrhoea and/or vomiting 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 NO YES 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 & Control Always adhere to local Infection Prevention and Control guidelines. RISK ASSESS & DECIDE Risk 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 SELECT Select the correct glove product. THINK BEFORE YOU GLOVE! CHOOSING THE RIGHT LATEX FREE GLOVES 03 USE Use 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 and water cleaning • Handling notes • Driving an ambulance • Wheeling a patient to the ambulance • Handling bagged specimens • Picking up dirty sterile supply boxes • Wheeling patients to theatre / X-ray No need to wear gloves when for example: NO NEED TO WEAR GLOVES • Household gloves for domestic procedures for cleaning tasks involving chemicals • For pharmaceutical or chemical contact, use either; - EN374 certified Nitrile glove - EN374 certified Latex glove PPE GLOVES • Aseptic procedures where contact with urine, faeces or body fluids with no visible blood and/ or mucous membranes is expected • Short procedures where contact with urine, faeces or body fluids with no visible blood and/or membranes is expected NON-STERILE STERILE EXAMINATION GLOVE VINYL GLOVE • Procedures/tasks with potential exposure to blood/blood stained body fluids • Procedures involving sharps • Handling cytotoxic materials and disinfectants • Handling aldehydes (nitrile/polychloroprene) • Tasks which may pull, twist or stretch the glove EXAMINATION GLOVE • All aseptic procedures with potential exposure to blood /blood stained body fluids / vaginal secretions • Other areas STERILE EXAMINATION GLOVE Tasks including; • Cannulation • Venepuncture • Removal of cannula • Removal of dressings • Exposure to sharps • Handling of cytotoxic materials/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 P o w d e r F r e e N i t r i l e N o n S t e r i l e S SMALL
Transcript of THINK BEFORE YOU GLOVE! Premier - 365 Healthcare€¦ · You Glove! guide. 01 DECONTAMINATION &...
NITRILE GLOVE
FOR MORE INFORMATION
TEL: 01530 278 111 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.365healthcare.com
Healthcare ExcellencePremier
• 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
START
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.
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DECONTAMINATION & HAND HYGIENE• Gloves do not replace good
hand washing.• Always wash your hands after
removing your gloves.• Apply aqueous based hand
creams only.
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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
er Free
Nitrile
Non
Ste
rileS
SMALL
