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More than half of our survey respondents say their staffers are double-gloving a lit-
tle more or a lot more than they were 5 years ago, with about 36% saying it's
stayed about the same. Only 7% are double-gloving less now than before.
A big reason for the improvement seems to be that most surgical team mem-
bers understand that double-gloving is safer than single-gloving — even if they
don't have a firm policy in
place. More than 40% of the
survey takers say double-
gloving is the significantly
safer choice. "I think it just
makes sense that you have
double protection when
you do it," says a respon-
dent.
"Personally, as a scrub
nurse, I have been double-
gloving for at least 15
years. I have always been
extra cautious and feel
much safer using this prac-
tice," says Kim Patrick,
RN, AAAHC coordinator
for Rousso Facial Plastic
Surgery Clinic in Mt.
Brook, Ala. "I encourage
all staff to follow this prac-
tice as well, and feel like it
gives you a second chance
to stay safe."
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We're here to help you meet — and
exceed — your clinical, ! nancial and
organizational goals. As a leader in the industry, with
over 50 years of surgical glove experience, Cardinal Health
continues to enhance our glove portfolio to provide protection,
performance and a broad range of styles tailored to your unique needs.
Combining innovation with state-of-the-art technology, our Protexis®
Powder-Free Surgical Gloves help to protect you from the potential risks
you face every day — such as needlesticks and sharps injuries.
There is a better way to double-glove.
*
Protexis® Blue-Colored Undergloves are specially designed to improve
the practice of double-gloving — pairing the bene! ts of basic
double-gloving with enhanced protection and increased safety.
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* As compared to wearing one glove or double-gloving with two same-colored gloves.
