When removing gloves, the contaminated glove fingers must only touch the inner surface of the glove. True or False?

When removing gloves, the contaminated glove fingers must only touch the inner surface of the glove. True or False?

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not specified
• D. It depends

Answer: (B)

The concept here is preventing contamination during glove removal by keeping the contaminated surfaces away from skin and clean surfaces. The proper technique is to peel the glove off so that the outside, contaminated surface turns outward and is disposed of, while the inner surface remains in contact with the wearer’s clean skin when removing and is not contaminated. This means the contaminated outer surface should not touch the inner surface or bare skin at any point. Therefore, the statement is false.

The concept here is preventing contamination during glove removal by keeping the contaminated surfaces away from skin and clean surfaces. The proper technique is to peel the glove off so that the outside, contaminated surface turns outward and is disposed of, while the inner surface remains in contact with the wearer’s clean skin when removing and is not contaminated. This means the contaminated outer surface should not touch the inner surface or bare skin at any point. Therefore, the statement is false.