I did something quite dumb today. I examined an inguinal hernia without wearing gloves!
No, it's not a deadly sin, but would have been better had I donned the gloves. The purpose of the gloves is mainly for hygiene sake, protection for my own good against body fluids of a patient.
I only thought of those darn latex after I started my palpation, when I felt that something was not quite right. Everything felt so....distinct! Only then was my mind flooded with the same message,
"Bare hands! Bare hands! Bare hands! Bare hands!"
The joke is on me, really. Moral lesson of the day : Don't forget your rubber.
I won't, hopefully :P
Thankfully there were no secretions or discharge. Phew!
Thankfully there were no secretions or discharge. Phew!
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Tiny piece of rubber. Imagine how much damage it can do without using it!
That was a very dangerous act. In real life, this thing happens again and again. Doctors taking blood without wearing glove, not only risking their life, but putting patients liffe at stakes for sharing infections between patients. A good reminder for us all.
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