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Document 0157
DOCN M9620157
TI Glove safety: summary of recent findings and recommendations from health
care regulators.
DT 9602
AU Heller ET; Greer CR; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Louisiana
Tech University,; Ruston, USA.
SO South Med J. 1995 Nov;88(11):1093-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96049153
AB Every health care worker should be aware of the quality and deficiencies
of gloves in the health care setting. Since the introduction of the
human immunodeficiency virus into the health care setting, the medical
community's compliance with universal precautions and the standards
mandated by the Food and Drug Administration have worked in a mutual
effort to enhance the quality of medical gloves considerably. Despite
these improvements in protecting health care workers, recent studies on
glove integrity before and after use warn against taking the protective
aspect of gloves for granted. According to studies, latex gloves provide
the best available protection from biohazardous substances, but stricter
regulation of glove production and a continual observance of
recommendations and regulations by health care regulators are necessary
to improve glove quality. This report is designed to reveal the fact
regarding the true safety integrity of two main glove types, latex and
polyvinyl chloride, through permeability testing with various
biomaterials and substances.
DE Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional/PREVENTION & CONTROL
Equipment Design Equipment Failure Equipment Safety *Gloves,
Surgical/STANDARDS Human HIV Infections/PREVENTION &
CONTROL/TRANSMISSION Materials Testing Occupational
Diseases/PREVENTION & CONTROL Permeability Polyvinyl Chloride Rubber
Universal Precautions JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW REVIEW, TUTORIAL
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).