For The Love Of Disposable Medical Supplies

The enforcement of infection prevention regulations and the increase in the volume of procedures that are done at hospitals and out-patient facilities, is increasing the demand for disposable medical supplies. Because of the increase in the global demand, the manufacturers are seeing an increase in the orders for these supplies and the average annual growth rate is constantly going up.

The increase that is being seen in the end-stage kidney failure patients, is causing a rise in the therapeutic treatment of dialysis. The disposable dialysis supplies has seen the fastest increases in global demand. Medication delivery is another area that is seeing a fast growth for disposable medical supplies.

A very well-known form of the disposable medical supplies is the gloves. Forty years ago, it was not uncommon to have only a box or two of gloves in a hospital. Gloves were only worn when the clean-up was extremely bad. Today, the staff at a hospital wear gloves when doing almost everything.

Different types of gloves are available, such as NitriSkin Plus Nitrile Sterile Surgical gloves. These gloves are available in an assortment of sizes and are latex and powder free. The NitriSkin Plus gloves are approved for use with Chemotherapy drugs. Because of the soft, highly elastic formulation of the gloves, they offer a great deal of tactile sensitivity.

Gloves Nitrile/Aloe vera gloves, sooth and moisturize hands. These are powder free and recommended for areas that involve a lot of wear and tear on gloves, such as the emergency room or trauma units. The Nitrile/Aloe vera gloves have greater resistance than the latex or vinyl gloves. This is just a couple of the types of gloves available for use. There are exam gloves, vinyl gloves, latex free exam gloves, and individually packaged sterile gloves for surgery and other procedures.

Disposable gloves are only one of the types of disposable medical supplies that are available. Syringes, needles, pillowcases, pillows, thermometer covers, sharp containers, and the list goes on and on. Always check the protocols at the facility, to know the appropriate manner to dispose of the these supplies. Safety is the most important thing to take into consideration. There are usually special waste bins designated for the disposal of medical supplies, that reduce the chance of someone getting hurt.