How should gloves be disposed after use?

How should gloves be disposed after use?

• A. Peel inside-out and dispose
• B. Rinse and reuse
• C. Place in pocket
• D. Trash with no disposal

Answer: (A)

Gloves are a barrier and become contaminated during use. After finishing, remove them without touching the outside surface. Peel the glove from the inside of the wrist, turning it inside-out as it comes off, then hold the removed glove in the gloved hand. Slide a finger under the remaining glove’s cuff and peel it off over the first glove, so the contaminated surfaces stay folded inward inside the gloves. This inside-out removal helps prevent touching your skin or clothing with any contaminated material. Immediately discard the gloves in an appropriate waste container according to your facility’s policy, and perform hand hygiene afterward. Rinsing and reusing gloves is not acceptable because they are single-use barriers; placing them in a pocket or leaving them in trash without disposal increases the risk of contamination and exposure.

Gloves are a barrier and become contaminated during use. After finishing, remove them without touching the outside surface. Peel the glove from the inside of the wrist, turning it inside-out as it comes off, then hold the removed glove in the gloved hand. Slide a finger under the remaining glove’s cuff and peel it off over the first glove, so the contaminated surfaces stay folded inward inside the gloves. This inside-out removal helps prevent touching your skin or clothing with any contaminated material. Immediately discard the gloves in an appropriate waste container according to your facility’s policy, and perform hand hygiene afterward. Rinsing and reusing gloves is not acceptable because they are single-use barriers; placing them in a pocket or leaving them in trash without disposal increases the risk of contamination and exposure.