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Double Gloving

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Double Gloving
The use of 2 gloves when performing medical interventions in which there is contact with biohazardous materials. Double gloving minimises the hazards inherent in contact with body fluids, as latex gloves are prone to perforation

double gloving
The use of 2 gloves when performing medical interventions, in which there is contact with biohazardous materials; DG is a practice that minimizes the hazards inherent in contact with body fluids, as latex gloves are prone to perforation


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Even if double gloving is incorporated into protocols for PPE use, it is not a substitute for proper hand hygiene.
Others said they wore gloves only for methotrexate injections, with one respondent double gloving for this medication.
The work, to determine the effectiveness of the double gloving method to control the risk of contamination when manufacturing aseptically prepared products, focused on workers using two pairs of Marigold's sterile, single use Suretech Biogel P gloves.
 
 
 
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