SHERMOND GLOVE RANGE Your first choice for unbeatable quality and medical protection

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1 INTRODUCING THE HEROND GOVE RANGE Your first choice for unbeatable quality and medical protection Healthcare Excellence

2 About shermond UNbeatable quality and medical Protection edical examination gloves provide both hospital staff and patients protection from microbes and potentially harmful body fluid contamination. The hermond range of examination gloves offer products that cover a versatile range of applications. B :2010 Our product selections offer benefits to both patient and healthcare providers whilst meeting the required standards for today and the future. Advances in medical and hygiene products continue at pace. At hermond we aim to continuously keep abreast of these changes. Whatever your requirements, the Premier and Healthgard glove ranges offer you solutions. INTRODUCING OUR EXAINATION GOVE BRAND hermond continues to innovate and introduce new examination gloves to the healthcare industry, offering outstanding protection, service, support and expertise. IO hermond has been a leading supplier of high quality disposable medical products to the NH and healthcare market for over 35 years. Premier and Healthgard gloves are continuously tested to ensure quality manufacture to B EN 455 where applicable. Our experience, knowledge and heritage as the leading UK provider of examination gloves into the NH and major users makes the Premier and Healthgard range the first choice. B :2010 Healthcare Excellence The Premier branded range of examination gloves are one of Europe s leading glove brands. Our committed quality programmes are designed to offer user assurance, quality and integrity. The Healthgard brand is the option for the cost conscious, by combining great value with the performance and protection you demand. The Premier range of gloves are broken down into 3 distinctive sub brands: GOVE RANGE KEY atex erile A ee t r P o w de : Fr Our glove ranges are colour coded for easy identification. n No P6601 NPC: Colour: Contains atex FTE160 PRIARY PRODUCT INFORATION ICON The hospital is a busy environment. When identifying the correct examination gloves, you have to consider the varying product characteristics, which can appear quite randomly across the packaging. The new Premier and Healthgard ranges have a simple, but unique product information key that presents precise information about the gloves within the box in a consistent easy to read format. 2 Nitrile Each brand offers distinctive features and benefits to meet the customer needs. All benefit from the superior trusted Premier quality which is confirmed by consistent quality testing. ynthetic material Excellent resistance to abrasions and punctures Resistant to a broad range of chemicals, particularly petroleum based solvents, oils and greases Vinyl Ideal for latex allergy sufferers Excellent resistance to fats, petroleum based hydrocarbons, most oils, acids, fats, alkalis and caustics The Healthgard range of gloves are designed for hard working hands. Offering the quality and reliable performance you demand without sacrificing on the quality. atex Highly elastic with good tensile strength Very soft and comfortable to wear Excellent tear resistance 3

3 CHOOING THE RIGHT GOVE TART RIK AEENT FOR GOVE CHOICE Gloves are produced from many different materials, each with specific properties for specific applications. Following a full and informed risk assessment the correct glove choice can be made. Is there a potential for contact with body fluids? YE Is there a sterile surgical procedure involved? Is it likely there could be contact with blood / blood stained body fluids / vaginal secretions? Contact with urine / faeces / broken skin / mucous membranes / non blood stained body fluids TE Gloves do not replace good hand washing Always wash your hands after removing your gloves Apply aqueous based hand creams only Always adhere to the infection control guidelines No need to wear gloves when for example: Routine bed making Bed bathing patients General detergent and water cleaning (Hands must be decontaminated after each of these tasks) Handling notes Driving an ambulance Wheeling a patient to the ambulance Handling bagged specimens Picking up dirty sterile supply boxes Wheeling patients to theatre / X-ray Is protection needed from any chemicals? YE Household gloves for domestic procedures atex / Nitrile for pharmaceutical / chemical contact atex urgical Glove Theatres All urgery Central line insertion umbar puncture Epidural terile Examination Glove Other areas All aseptic procedures with potential exposure to blood / blood stained body fluids / vaginal secretions YE ynthetic Nitrile urgical Glove if known atex allergy YE atex or Nitrile Examination Glove Non aseptic procedures with a high risk of exposure to blood / blood stained body fluids Procedure involving sharps Tasks where manipulation is involved terile Aseptic procedures where contact with urine / faeces / body fluids with no visible blood and/or mucous membranes is expected YE Vinyl Examination Glove Non-sterile hort procedures where contact with urine / faeces / body fluids with no visible blood and/ or membranes is expected EDUCATION With increased demands from the general public for healthcare professionals to be accountable for their actions, many are becoming familiar with clinical governance and other initiatives to improve clinical practice. Good infection control is central to medical practice. To achieve higher standards of clinical practice, especially when thinking about how to reduce the risk of cross-infection, it is necessary to comply with your local infection control policy. afe practice should be uppermost in the minds of healthcare professionals when caring for patients. NITRIE ynthetic material Excellent resistance to abrasions and punctures Resistant to a broad range of chemicals, particularly petroleum based solvents, oils and greases uitable for contact with all types of foods including fatty, aqueous, acidic and alcoholic atex free VINY RUBBER/ATEX ATEX AERGY Ideal for latex allergy sufferers Excellent resistance to fats, petroleum based hydrocarbons, most oils, acids, fats, alkalis and caustics Highly elastic with good tensile strength Very soft and comfortable to wear Excellent tear resistance Resistant to alkalis, detergents and alcohols uitable for aqueous (water based), acidic and alcoholic foods It should be noted that some people are allergic to natural latex rubber. These users should use a synthetic alternative atex rubber can cause an allergic reaction in some individuals If the user still intends to wear latex, but wants to reduce exposure to latex allergy: -- in the case of single use latex examination gloves, choose a lower protein version such as Premier powder free latex examination gloves -- an alternative solution is a % nitrile single use glove such as the Premier Prestige Nitrile R R R R THE PACKAGING ICON Its important to make sure the products you use conform to the correct product marking and packaging regulations. Understanding what these symbols mean can sometimes be confusing. Contains or Presence of Rubber atex Certified by the EU Do not reuse Complies with EN455 Parts 1, 2 & 3 R terile using Irradiation AQ 1.5 Keep Dry IO IO B :2010 IO 14001B IO : B :2010 B :2010 B :2010 B :2010 B :2010 Recycled as per IO Printed on Recycled aterials Printed with Environmentally Friendly Ink 4 5

4 INTRODUCING THE NITRIE RANGE Nitrile examination glove RANGE Nitrile gloves offer a safe alternative to latex and high resistance to a large number of chemical and pharmaceutical products. FTG377 FTG378 FTG379 FTG380 DECRIPTION PC PCR0151 PCR0152 PCR0153 PCR0154 COOUR IZE X Our range of Nitrile examination gloves offer strong beaded cuffs and are as soft, supple and comfortable to wear as natural rubber latex. Our accelerator free Nitrile gloves contain no natural rubber latex, no protein, powder or accelerators and eliminate the risks of skin allergies. DECRIPTION PC COOUR IZE FTG153 FTG152 FTG154 FTG158 FTE797 FTE798 FTE799 FTE806 Nitrile Accelerator Free Nitrile Accelerator Free Nitrile Accelerator Free Nitrile Accelerator Free Nitrile Accelerator Free terile Nitrile Accelerator Free terile Nitrile Accelerator Free terile Nitrile Accelerator Free terile P2760AF P2761AF P2762AF P2763AF P2760AF/ P2761AF/ P2762AF/ P2763AF/ X X FTG373 FTG374 FTG375 FTG376 DECRIPTION Nitrile Nitrile Nitrile Nitrile PC P2760 P2761 P2762 P2763 COOUR IZE X FEATURE Conforms to B EN 455 atex free terile & non-sterile Easy to don 6 To order: 7

5 INTRODUCING THE VINY RANGE VINY examination glove RANGE Vinyl gloves are the most economical gloves within the cost conscious environment today. ade from poly vinyl chloride material or PVC, these examination gloves provide a realistic alternative to latex. In addition to being latex-free and comfortable to wear, vinyl gloves have a soft feel that maintains fingertip sensitivity. For a cost effective latex-free choice, vinyl examination gloves are the way to go. To accompany the clear vinyl gloves we also offer pigmentised gloves which offer a feel closer to latex equivalents. FTG353 FTG354 FTG355 FTG362 FTG357 FTG358 FTG359 FTG360 DECRIPTION Vinyl Powder Free Vinyl Powder Free Vinyl Powder Free Vinyl Powder Free PC PCR0105 PCR0106 PCR0107 PCR0108 PCR01520 PCR01521 PCR01522 PCR01523 COOUR IZE X X FEATURE Conforms to B EN 455 atex free Powder free terile & non-sterile Ambidextrous Easy to don DECRIPTION PC COOUR IZE FTG050 FTG051 FTG052 FTG361 FTG350 FTG351 FTG352 DECRIPTION PC P5850 P5855 P5860 P5650 P5655 P5660 P5665 COOUR IZE X FTG187 FTG188 FTG189 FTG190 FTG191 FTG212 FTG213 FTG214 oft oft oft oft oft oft Vinyl terile Powder Free oft Vinyl terile Powder Free oft Vinyl terile Powder Free P7309 P7310 P7311 P7312 P7313 P4301 P4302 P4303 X X To order: 8 9

6 INTRODUCING THE ATEX RANGE ATEX examination glove RANGE DECRIPTION PC COOUR IZE The atex glove can be used for a versatile range of applications. These include healthcare applications involving patient handling when gloving is required and applications where personal protection is needed. The Prestige latex glove is double chlorinated for easier donning. FTG367 FTG368 FTG369 FTG370 FTG371 atex Powder Free atex Powder Free atex Powder Free atex Powder Free atex Powder Free PCR0036 PCR0037 PCR0038 PCR0039 PCR0040 X X DECRIPTION PC COOUR IZE FTE160 FTE721 FTE720 FTE882 FTE883 FTE884 atex Powder Free atex Powder Free atex Powder Free atex Powder Free atex Powder Free terile atex Powder Free terile atex Powder Free terile P6601 P6602 P6603 P6604 P3301 P3302 P3303 X FEATURE FTG363 FTG364 FTG365 FTG366 DECRIPTION atex Powder Free atex Powder Free atex Powder Free atex Powder Free PC P7900 P7901 P7902 P7903 COOUR IZE X Conforms to B EN 455 Powder free terile & non-sterile Ambidextrous Easy to don 10 To order: 11

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