2 questions about gloves

[mikethern]

1. What kind of gloves do you wear when scrubbed in?

2. What kind of glove is most puncture resistant?

I double glove with standard latex gloves, but to avoid getting a latex allergy and reduce chances of needle stick, I am thinking of wearing Biogel as inner gloves and ortho gloves as outer gloves.

[TakeTwoAspirin, MSN, RN, APRN]

The Biogel underglove and ortho top glove is probably about as good a protection as you can get.

If I am assisting with a big belly case or something, that is the level of protection I want. However, if I am doing microscopic eye, ear or sinus cases, I just can't feel the microscopic instruments with underglove and ortho tops and for those I will only single glove. My personal perspective is that if I am fumbling instruments because my tactile senses are dulled because of double gloving I am probably more likely to stick myself than if I take extra precautions with single gloves where I can actually "feel" what I am handling better.

[shodobe]

I wear Biogels in a size 8 when scrubbed, but wear a size 7 1/2 in a Protegrity. Every company has different size for me so it changes daily. I have never doubled gloved in 30 years only because my hands tend to fall asleep and I lose feeling.

[tessa_RN]

I always double glove...I wear a 6 protegrity micro on the bottom beacause it is powder free (the powder makes my hands itch) and I wear a 6 1/2 white on top..It took me a while to figure out a good combination...

As for punture I think the ortho gloves are good..they are a dark brown and made thicker..

[mikethern]

I have never doubled gloved in 30 years only because my hands tend to fall asleep and I lose feeling.

Try 2 sizes up. For example, if your glove size is 7, try size 8 for undergloves and size 7 1/2 for outer gloves.

[ebear, BSN, RN]

1). Biogel

2). Perry orthopaedic

Unless CV case then brown gloves (powder free)

ebear

[shodobe]

Try 2 sizes up. For example, if your glove size is 7, try size 8 for undergloves and size 7 1/2 for outer gloves.

I know, I know but, I don't double glove and probably will never. I have tried all sizes and nothing works so when I would have to, for example a patient with Hep C, I would just wear a loose 8 1/2 just for a little protection. I use to get stuck once in awhile in my early years, before AIDS and HEPC, and we thought no more about it than cutting ourselves shaving. I think it has been more than 15 years since my last stick. I stay extremely aware around sharps and surgeons who throw sharp objects.

[Ailan]

Are surgical or exam gloves lined with talcum powder? I'm asking because I read that if talc gets into the abdominal cavity, it can cause ovarian tumors. Something about talc containing asbestos.

[mikethern]

Are surgical or exam gloves lined with talcum powder? I'm asking because I read that if talc gets into the abdominal cavity, it can cause ovarian tumors. Something about talc containing asbestos.

You are correct. I used to work with a surgeon who rinsed his gloved hands in sterile water before starting the case.

[ewattsjt]

The Biogel underglove and ortho top glove is probably about as good a protection as you can get.

If I am assisting with a big belly case or something, that is the level of protection I want. However, if I am doing microscopic eye, ear or sinus cases, I just can't feel the microscopic instruments with underglove and ortho tops and for those I will only single glove. My personal perspective is that if I am fumbling instruments because my tactile senses are dulled because of double gloving I am probably more likely to stick myself than if I take extra precautions with single gloves where I can actually "feel" what I am handling better.

I like Biogel as an inner and whatever for outer. I use the thickest (like an ortho) for the inner when double gloving if we are not allowed to use the Biogels. If I need tactile sense, I single glove too.