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We count on disposable gloves to protect us from everything from bodily fluids to everyday messes – but could your gloves be failing you when it matters most? No disposable glove is completely resistant to tearing, but some fare better than others.
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It's also important to understand how a glove's failure rate plays into the true cost of the product. Let's say that your facility is paying $31 for a case of gloves that fail 10 percent of the time. That means that $3.10 per case is wasted on unusable gloves. This number can amount to thousands of dollars wasted per year on gloves alone! Of course, these numbers don't tell the whole story. For example, while latex gloves fail less often than stretch vinyl gloves, the use of latex gloves is associated with latex allergy, which can be a costly problem to address. As you can see, choosing the best gloves for use at your facility requires taking a lot of factors into consideration. Your ProMed territory manager would be happy to help you determine which gloves are the best fit for your facility. | |
| References 1 Kerr LN, Chaput MP, Cash LD et al. Assessment of the durability of medical examination gloves. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 2004;1:607-612. 2 Rego A, Roley L. In-use barrier integrity of gloves: latex and nitrile superior to vinyl. American Journal of Infection Control. 1999;27(5)405-10. | |
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| CMS Emphasizes Need for Supervision of Smoking Residents | |
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CMS has released a memo to all state survey agency directors that re-emphasizes the need to adequately supervise residents who smoke. The memo, titled "Alert: Smoking Safety in Long Term Care Facilities," reminds facilities of the following obligations: Facilities must include assessment of smoking areas and provision of emergency equipment in the designated smoking areas. Facilities should also document the means by which individual residents are assessed as safe to smoke without supervision. The memo was drafted in the wake of the agency being alerted to an incident in which a resident died after accidentally setting her clothing on fire while smoking. To learn more, click here. |
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Embrace™ Nitrile Exam Gloves Embrace Nitrile Gloves provide the comfort, fit and sensitivity of latex gloves – with the peace of mind that comes with nitrile. Now it's possible to protect your residents and staff from the health risks and expenses associated with latex allergies without sacrificing performance. Additional features:
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Product pricing is only visible to registered promedsupply.com customers. If you are not yet registered, one of our Customer Care Professionals will be happy to get you set up. Just give us a call at (800) 648-5190. | |
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