Exam Gloves vs. Surgical Gloves | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Bothlatexandvinylglovescanbeusedforlow-risk,generalproceduressuchasanon-invasivephysicalexam.Surgicalglovesarehigherqualityanddesigned ...

Doctors, nurses, caregivers, dentists and other healthcare workers typically use examination gloves. The risk of the job should be taken into account when deciding between latex, vinyl and nitrile exam gloves. Latex and nitrile gloves are commonly used when dealing with high-risk situations involving blood, bodily fluids or patients with infectious diseases. Both latex and vinyl gloves can be used for low-risk, general procedures such as a non-invasive physical exam. Surgical gloves are higher quality and designed specifically for the accuracy and sensitivity required by surgeons.

Sterile gloves are used primarily for surgical purposes. Sterile gloves must meet FDA standards based on an acceptable quality level of pinholes. Sterile gloves have a lower acceptable quality level compared to non-sterile gloves. Due to...