the present study was conducted to examine the effect of using latex and nitrile examination gloves on hand dexterity.  a  sample  consisting  of  30  university  students  from  urmia  university  of  medical  sciences participated in this study in 2013. the participants conducted purdue pegboard test in three experimental conditions: bare hand (control), with latex gloves and with nitrile glo...

background and aims. dental practitioners are prone to occupational risk of infection. this can be prevented in part by wearing gloves. however, for this to be effective, gloves should be intact during the entire course of dental procedure. leaky surgical latex gloves have been seen in 0.9% of cases before use. as much as 1.9% of latex gloves have been reported to be damaged during dental proce...

The purpose of this study was to explore how wearing, or not wearing, protective gloves affects the efficiency of orthodontists in performing certain orthodontic procedures. Thirty-six volunteers were randomly selected from members of the Taiwan Association of Orthodontists. A visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to determine the degree of convenience subjects felt in performing 11 specified or...

The mean vibration transmissibility values were measured for cotton work gloves commonly used in vibration-generating workplaces to evaluate the vibration isolating performance of cotton work gloves. The mean vibration transmissibility values of work cotton gloves were compared with those of four types of anti-vibration gloves measured in the same way. All the measurements were performed based ...

OBJECTIVE We aimed to investigate the effectiveness and radiation protection capability of latex gloves coated with various contrast agents as an alternative to lead gloves. METHODS The following six groups were created to evaluate the permeability of X-ray in this experimental study: lead gloves, two different non-ionic contrast media (iopromide 370/100 mg I/mL and iomeprol 400/100 mg I/mL),...

Dear Editor, Phlebotomists wear gloves for their own protection and for patient safety; they wash hands (or apply alcohol disinfectants when pressed for time) and change gloves between patients [13]. Blood collection is delayed when gloves are changed after washing and drying hands. Moreover, latex glove disposal might increase environmental pollution. Cleansing gloved hands to prolong the use ...

BACKGROUND Undamaged medical gloves protect medical personnel from contact with physiological fluids of the patient. Thus they protect the assistance provider from hand skin contamination with potentially infectious biological materials. The aim of the study was to evaluate the occurrence of pierce, perforations or damage of medical gloves during cannulation of blood vessels. MATERIALS AND ME...