International Healthcare Worker Safety Center.
Double-gloving was one of several safety measures that emerged
from that period, and it's still protecting healthcare workers to this
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AORN and the American College of
Surgeons both recommend wearing 2
pairs of gloves to protect the OR team
from sharps injuries and bloodborne
pathogens.
• Association of periOperative
Registered Nurses. Recommends
scrubbed team members wear 2 pairs of
surgical gloves during surgical and other
invasive procedures that have the potential
for exposure to blood, bodily fluids or
other potentially infectious materials.
AORN also notes perforations are detected
more frequently and reliably with a perfo-
ration indicator glove system, such as a
colored pair of gloves worn beneath a
standard pair of gloves.
• American College of Surgeons. Recommends the universal
adoption of the double-glove (or underglove) technique to reduce
exposure to bodily fluids resulting from glove tears and sharps
injuries. In certain delicate operations, and in situations where it
could compromise the safe conduct of the operation or safety of
the patient, the surgeon may decide to forgo wearing 2 pairs of
gloves. — Matthew Nojiri
InstaPoll
O
S
M
Do your surgeons
double-glove?
• Always 20%
• Usually 15%
• Sometimes 34%
• Rarely 13%
• Never 18%
SOURCE: Outpatient
Surgery Magazine
InstaPoll, February
2019, 165 respon-
dents
In Support of Double-Gloving
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