How should gloves be removed safely?

How should gloves be removed safely?

• A. Peel inside-out, dispose
• B. Peel outside-in and reuse
• C. Cut off with scissors
• D. Pull from fingertips and reuse

Answer: (A)

Removing gloves safely centers on preventing contamination of your hands by turning the contaminated exterior inside as you take them off. Grip the outside of one glove at the wrist and peel downward, turning it inside out as it comes off. This keeps the dirty surface contained inside the glove. Then hold the first glove in the gloved hand, slide a finger under the remaining glove at the wrist, and peel it off over the first glove so both are inside-out and disposed of together. This method prevents any bare skin from touching the used glove surfaces. Other methods aren’t safe. Peeling outside-in would expose your skin to the contaminated exterior; pulling from the fingertips risks touching the outside of the glove; cutting off with scissors can tear the glove and spread contaminants; and reusing gloves is not permitted.

Removing gloves safely centers on preventing contamination of your hands by turning the contaminated exterior inside as you take them off. Grip the outside of one glove at the wrist and peel downward, turning it inside out as it comes off. This keeps the dirty surface contained inside the glove. Then hold the first glove in the gloved hand, slide a finger under the remaining glove at the wrist, and peel it off over the first glove so both are inside-out and disposed of together. This method prevents any bare skin from touching the used glove surfaces.

Other methods aren’t safe. Peeling outside-in would expose your skin to the contaminated exterior; pulling from the fingertips risks touching the outside of the glove; cutting off with scissors can tear the glove and spread contaminants; and reusing gloves is not permitted.