Originally Posted By: JHertig
Originally Posted By: Russ
+1 on gloves. Since taking the WFA course I've started to EDC a pair of nitrile gloves loose in my right thigh pocket -- very accessible. My various FAK''s all have 2 pair. In a first aid situation the gloves will be on before first contact.


What is the risk (to the patient) of using non-sterile gloves?


In a non-sterile situation, which is just about anything you will run into short of an OR, there is no way to get anything else sterile so clean is probably far more than adequate.
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