Prevent infection by keeping germs away
How to put on sterile gloves
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Open the package without
touching the gloves. Do
not touch the outside of a
sterile glove with your
hand or it will not be
sterile anymore.
Carefully wash your
hands. Let them dry
in the air.
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The gloves should be
folded out at the cuff.
Pick up one glove under
the cuff on the inside of
the glove and slip your
hand into it. Do not touch
the outside of the glove.
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Wiggle your hand in
while you pull with
your finger tucked
inside the glove.
Pick up the second glove
by slipping your gloved
fingers into the fold of
the cuff. Slide your hand
into the glove.
Once the gloves are on,
do not touch anything
that is not sterile — or
the gloves will not be
sterile anymore either!
Practice with the same pair of gloves over and over again until it feels easy.
Remember:
If you carefully wash
your hands . . .
and put on
sterile gloves . . .
and then scratch
your head . . .
your glove is not
sterile anymore!
Of course, when you touch a woman you will get germs on your gloves, but do
not move germs from one part of her body to another. For example, if you touch a
woman’s anus where there are many germs, do not put your fingers inside the
vagina with the same gloves. Germs from the anus can make a woman sick if they
get into the vagina or womb.
After you use a pair of gloves one time, throw them away, or sterilize them
before you use them again (see page 66).
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