• First Aid

    USE PROTECTIVE GLOVES PROTECTION FROM INFECTION

    USING PROTECTIVE GLOVES In addition to hand washing. gloves give added protection against infection in a first aid situation. If possible, carry protective, disposable, latex-free gloves with you always. Wear them whenever there is a likelihood of contact with blood or other body fluids. If in doubt, wear them anyway. Disposable gloves should only be used to treat one casualty. Put them on just before you approach a casualty and remove them as soon as the treatment is completed and before you do anything else. When taking off the gloves after the first aid, hold the top edge of one glove with your other gloved hand and peel it off…