Glove Guides

Proper Removal of Contaminated Gloves

Follow the steps illustrated below to properly remove gloves to prevent contamination.

Step 1

two gloved hands, with different colored gloves. The gloved right hand is pinching the base of the left hand glove at the wrist.
Figure 1: Grip one glove near your wrist.

 

Step 2

Gloved right hand is pulling the glove off the left hand and the glove is turning inside out.
Figure 2: As you pull the glove over your fingers, the glove will be pulled inside-out.

 

Step 3

The left hand glove is inside out coming off the fingertips while still being pulled by the right hand glove.
Figure 3: Pull the glove off, and grip it in your gloved hand. Do not snap the glove.

 

Step 4

Fingers of the glove-less left hand slip under the glove of the right hand at the wrist. Gloved hand is holding the removed 1st glove.
Figure 4: Slide your finger under your 2nd glove, still gripping the 1st glove.

Step 5

Ungloved hand has slid fingers under the blue glove and is pulling up and toward the finger tips, encasing the contaminated first glove inside.
Figure 5: Pull the 2nd glove off the tips of your fingers, concealing the 1st glove inside.

 

Step 6

Left hand is pinching both removed gloves with the first gloved enclosed in the second.
Figure 6: The 1st glove will be contained within the 2nd glove. Dispose appropriately.