Basic Life Support

1ST ASSINGNMENT
 Gloves
In any healthcare setting you’ll find multiple reasons to use gloves. But one glove may not serve well for
all applications. To optimize performance with cost efficiency and access the appropriate level of infection
protection, you’ll need to match the kind of glove to your intended activity. 
General purpose gloves are disposable gloves that are great as hygiene aids for activities like food handling
and housekeeping. Medical or exam gloves, on the other hand, need to be worn when directly in contact
with a patient outside the OR, or other surgical sites; since surgical gloves need to be worn in those areas
Here we take a closer look at what you need to know about how medical and industrial gloves differ

GLOVE TYPE DEFINITION ADVANTAGE PROTECTION

LEVEL

Latex Gloves Made of natural Highest comfort, flexibility, fit and Bacteria,
rubber tactile sensitivity to touch, viruses
Preferred by surgeons

Nitrile Gloves Made of synthetic Stretchy, durable, Protein-free, Chemicals,

material latex free, High barrier protection, viruses
Chemical resistant, Puncture
resistant

Vinyl Gloves Made of synthetic Cost-efficient synthetic option, Chemicals

material, comfortable
sometimes
referred to as
synthetic

Differences in Material:

Differences in use:
There are three main types of gloves used in dentistry: their different uses should be clear:
1. Clean, high quality, protective latex gloves should be used whenever examining a patient's mouth or
providing routine dental treatment when no blood- letting procedures are undertaken.
2. Sterile gloves should be used for surgical procedures or procedures that may lead to blood-letting. The
wearing of two pairs of gloves during oral surgical procedures leads to a lower frequency of inner glove
perforation and visible blood on the surgeon's hands; however, the effectiveness of the latter procedure in
preventing disease transmission has not been demonstrated.
3. Heavy duty utility gloves should be used for cleaning instruments or surfaces or handling chemicals.

Reference : Essential Microbiology for Dentistry