At present, medical gloves made of rubber are widely used in surgical operations and have become one of the main means to reduce the spread of pathogens. With the existence of medical gloves, direct contact with any substances that may cause infection can be avoided. risks of. However, when the operation is performed for a period of time, the adhesion of the hands will decrease, which makes it very easy to damage. The total broken bamboo shoots have reached 15.5%, which just shows that medical gloves are often damaged during the operation stage. occurring.
During the operation, due to the operator sweating or other reasons, the bacteria inside the pores can escape. In surgical operations, complete medical gloves can prevent body fluid contamination and blood contamination between operators and patients, forming a barrier. Therefore, medical gloves should pay attention to their damage during supply and use, and prevent damage. So how? Can we prevent damage and protect with gloves?
In the process of purchasing medical gloves, the relevant standards should be strictly improved. For example, the damage rate of gloves should not exceed 4% during the inspection process, but the current medical gloves in surgical operations should not exceed 1.5%. Before surgery, the cleaning and disinfection of medical staff should be strengthened. Before surgical operation and before wearing gloves, strict disinfection should be carried out with strict surgical handwashing procedures, and the monitoring of disinfection of medical staff's toilets should be strengthened. After wearing gloves To wash medical gloves with physiological gloves, you can find out whether the gloves are damaged in time. During the operation, the medical staff should supervise each other whether the gloves are damaged or not.
Establish and enforce a code of practice for the protection of sharps injuries:
(1) When passing the scalpel, the belly of the knife should be facing down; when passing the knife, scissors, and sewing needles, do not directly hold the sharp part; Place sharps in curved discs to reduce the chance of sharps injury during delivery.
(2) When removing the needle manually, other instruments should be used to avoid direct contact with the needle with both hands. Avoid putting the used needle back on the needle cap; it is strictly forbidden to put both hands back on the needle cap to prevent damage to your fingers.
(3) Use sharp tools and syringes with good safety performance as much as possible.
After reading the above content, all readers here must have understood the dangers of medical gloves damaged during the operation, and also understood how to solve the damage if the gloves are used, and take precautions in advance.
