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Reference Manual - IARC Screening Group

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Processing Surgical GlovesSTEP 10: Allow gloves to air dry in the steamer pans (4 to 6 hours)before using. 2STEP 11: Using a high-level disinfected forceps, transfer the dry glovesto a dry, high-level disinfected container 3 with a tight-fittinglid. Store for up to 1 week. (Gloves also can be stored in thestacked and covered steamer pans.)REFERENCESBagg J, S Jenkins and GR Barker. 1990. A laboratory assessment of theantimicrobial effectiveness of glove washing and re-use in dentalpractice. Journal of Hospital Infection 15(1): 73–82.Daschner F. 1993. The hospital and pollution: Role of the hospitalepidemiologist in protecting the environment, in Prevention and Controlof Nosocomial Infections, Second edition. Wenzel RP (ed). Williams &Wilkins: Baltimore, Maryland.Martin MV et al. 1988. A physical and microbial evaluation of the re-useof non-sterile gloves. British Dental Journal 165(9): 321–324.McIntosh N et al. 1994. Practical Methods for High-Level Disinfection ofSurgical Gloves. Paper presented at American Public Health AssociationAnnual Meeting. Session no. 2285, Washington, DC, October 31–November 4.Perkins JJ. 1983. Principles and Methods of Sterilization in HealthSciences, Second edition. Charles C. Thomas: Springfield, Illinois.Sorensen KC and J Luckman. 1979. Basic Nursing: A PsychophysiologicApproach, 934–938. WB Saunders Co.: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.South East Asia Office (SEARO)/World Health Organization (WHO).1988. <strong>Manual</strong> on Infection Control in Health Facilities. SEARO RegionalHealth Papers No. 18: New Delhi, India.Tietjen LG, W Cronin and N McIntosh. 1992. Infection Prevention forFamily Planning Service Programs: A Problem-Solving <strong>Reference</strong>2 Alternatively, allow gloves to cool for 5 to 10 minutes before wearing “wet.” Gloves should be used within 30 minutes,if possible. After this time, the fingers of the gloves stick together and the gloves are hard to put on despite being damp.Gloves that have been removed from the steamer pan(s) to be worn “wet” but were not used during the clinic sessionshould be reprocessed before using.3 To prepare a high-level disinfected container, boil (if small) or fill a plastic container with 0.5% chlorine solution andsoak for 20 minutes. (The chlorine solution can then be transferred to another container and reused.) Rinse the insidethoroughly.Cervical Cancer Prevention Guidelines for Low-Resource Settings F-5

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