Why Must I Wear Medical Latex Gloves in These Scenes?

According to the Journal of Hospital Infection, 40-60% of the pathogens causing hospital infection are endogenous pathogens, 20% are from polluted environments, and about 20-40% are from the hands of medical personnel.
Medical personnel often contact patients' blood, secretions, excreta, incomplete skin or other objects that may contain infectious pathogens. Therefore, disposable gloves are necessary protective equipment for medical personnel.
It has been reported in the literature that in general nursing operations, the amount of hand bacterial contamination is generally (103-105) cfu/c ㎡; During busy work, the amount of bacteria on the hands increased exponentially. The nurses aspirated sputum for the patients, and the bacteria on the hands reached 106 cfu/c ㎡, and the bacteria contaminated the perineum hands for the patients were more than 1010 cfu/c ㎡. If medical staff contact patients or do not wash their hands after contamination, the total number of bacteria exceeds the standard by 100%, and the carrying rate of gram-negative bacteria among ICU staff can reach more than 80%.
A large number of data show that maintaining hand hygiene is the most basic, simple and effective means to effectively prevent and control the spread of pathogens, thereby reducing the incidence of hospital infection. In order to keep hands clean for a long time, it is necessary to wear disposable latex gloves.
Wearing disposable gloves can reduce the chance of patients being infected with bacteria, and medical staff can also get health protection. It can even be said that wearing gloves can reduce the chance of medical staff's family members and friends being exposed to bacteria. Because medical personnel carry drug-resistant bacteria without gloves, through contact with the hands of medical personnel, bacteria will cross parasitism among patients, causing the spread of drug-resistant strains. Thus, it can be spread again among communities (i.e. contacts) through the transfer of host patients. Therefore, medical staff wear gloves mainly to prevent the spread of bacteria, so as to protect patients, themselves and other contacts.
Disposable latex gloves have a certain service life. In general, gloves need to be replaced every 90 minutes to prevent them from being damaged. However, gloves need to be replaced immediately when:
1. After completing the patient's examination, develop the habit of discarding gloves, and change the habit of wearing gloves to touch computers, mobile phones, documents, etc.
2. If the gloves touch the places that may be contaminated by pathogens, it is recommended to replace a pair of clean gloves for operation if subsequent inspection or contact with clean places is required.
3. When the gloves contact the patient's blood or body fluid, in order to avoid cross infection with the patient who subsequently visits the doctor, the gloves need to be replaced immediately;
Timely replacement of disposable gloves seems to be a small measure, but it can effectively reduce the incidence rate of infectious diseases, and is related to the health of doctors and patients.