First, the classification of medical rubber gloves
1. In medicine, according to the material of medical gloves, we can divide them into latex gloves, nitrile gloves, polyethylene (PE) gloves and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) gloves.
2. Nitrile gloves are ideal substitutes for latex gloves, which are highly fitted to the skin of hands and have excellent comfort. Suitable for non-sterile operation in high-risk contact with blood or body fluids; It involves the operation of sharp instruments and the treatment of cytotoxic substances and disinfectants.
3. According to the nature of work, it can be divided into sterile gloves and non-sterile gloves, non-sterile gloves is divided into cleaning gloves and household gloves, and surgical sterile gloves is sterile disposable gloves. Mainly used in surgery, delivery, central catheter placement, total parenteral nutrition solution preparation and other operations that require high sterility.
4. Cleaning and inspection gloves: clean and non-sterile, disposable. It is used for direct or indirect contact with patients' blood, body fluids, secretions, excreta and articles obviously contaminated by body fluids.
5. Domestic gloves: clean and reusable. It is mainly used to clean the environmental surface that is not in direct contact with the human body, and household gloves are enough.