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GLOVING GOWNING [1 record]

Record 1 2006-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
CONT

The surgical scrub is done just before gowning and gloving for each operation. [...] The sterile gown is put on immediately after the surgical scrub. The sterile gloves after gowning.

CONT

Procedures used to prevent the spread of infection during surgery, such as gloving and gowning, which are required at all hospitals should be effective barriers to the spread of HIV to both patients and doctors.

OBS

gown : A robe or smock worn in operating rooms and other parts of hospitals as a guard against contamination.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
CONT

Lutte contre l'infection. [...] Précautions en matière de contact y compris le port d'une blouse d'hôpital et de gants si l'on doit toucher au patient et à son environnement.

Spanish

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