Medical gloves can effectively isolate medical contamination and prevent cross infection between doctors and patients, and have become essential items in hospitals. In clinical practice, especially in surgery with a risk of infection, medical staff are more concerned about glove breakage or perforation, and glove breakage is a common problem during surgery, especially in orthopedic and plastic surgery. There are many factors that can cause glove damage or perforation, such as instrument damage, bone tissue puncture, and glove strength reduction resulting in rupture. Larger areas of damage are easily detected, while smaller perforations are often difficult to detect, and the risk of cross infection is invisible. Therefore, it is necessary to pre test the puncture resistance of gloves.

The function of medical gloves is isolation, with the aim of preventing cross infection. Their role in clinical practice in hospitals should not be underestimated, and they have become an essential protective tool for medical staff. However, in actual use, some medical gloves have poor physical properties, leading to a sharp increase in occupational risks for medical staff. Therefore, hospitals should try to purchase medical gloves produced by legitimate manufacturers and monitor their puncture resistance.

While ensuring the good quality of medical gloves, medical staff should also replace them in a timely manner based on actual use. After conducting a statistical study on the damage of gloves used by medical staff, it was found that after continuous use of gloves for 4 hours, the damage rate of gloves significantly increased and had hidden characteristics. Therefore, gloves should be replaced in a timely manner. Some types of surgeries, such as open surgery, can cause corrosive effects on gloves due to exudate, oil, bile, pancreatic juice, etc., leading to accelerated aging and reduced performance of gloves. Medical gloves should be checked and replaced in a timely manner according to actual conditions.