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Sterile Gloves and Gowns

4-H Veterinary Science

Extension Veterinary Medicine

Texas AgriLife Extension Service

College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical SciencesTexas A&M System

http://aevm.tamu.edu

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Objectives

Describe preparation and sterilization

techniques for gloves and gowns

Describe the procedure for putting on gloves

and gowns

Discuss sources of contamination

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Introduction

Use in aseptic operations

Surgical gloves

Commercially prepared

Sterile

Pre-packaged

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Re-using gloves

Undamaged

Autoclave

Steps:

1. Wash to remove debris

2. Air dry

3. Dust with talcum powder

4. Turn inside out (powder now inside)

5. Place in inner glove wrapper6. Gauze pad in cuff

7. Sterilize

15 lbs pressure, 250F, 30 minutes

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Gloving techniques

Dry

Normally

Wet

Remove from sterile wrapper

Sterile basin with germicidal solution

When filled, force in hands

Excess solution is forced out

If tears, throw out

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Gown Precautions

Dont touch front surface or objects

Keep sterile

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Gowning Steps

Remove gown from bundle

Hold at neck and unroll

With back of gown towards wearer, shake out andunfold

Assistant holds collar at left tie string with right hand,wearer inserts left arm

Assistant holds collar at right tie string with left hand,wearer inserts right arm

Assistant ties and adjust gown

Wearer extends arms upward until done Tying gown

Assistant stands directly behind

Places hands on shoulders and inside gown only

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After gowning ready to glove

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Gloving Steps

Open outside glove wrapper prior to scrubbing

Lift left glove with right hand, holding glove by turned

down cuff

Place left hand into the glove (dont turn down cuff) Left gloved hand then reaches under the turned down

right cuff of the right glove and steadies it as right

hand is inserted

By reaching under turned down cuff, pull glove upsnuggly and unfold cuff over sleeves of the gown

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Removing surgical gloves