1. Give the client non-latex gloves for activities that do not involve exposure to infectious materials.
2. Request non-latex gloves that provide protection against infectious materials.
3. Avoid oil-based creams or lotions while using latex gloves. This may cause break down of the gloves.
4. Wash hands with a mild soap, and dry hands completely after using gloves.
5. Give the person a reduced-protein, powder-free gloves .
6. Recognize symptoms of a latex allergy.
7. Avoid any products made from latex.
Explanation:
Latex is a whitish milky fluid that is obtained from the sap or juice of a rubber tree. This latex is used in the manufacture of balloons, hand gloves used in science labs or hospitals, clothes, condoms e.t.c.
Some people have been found to have latex sensitivity or be allergic to latex and this is because of a constant and consistent exposure to latex made product.
Symptoms of latex allergy includes:
Dry, itchy, hands, rashes, oozing skin blisters,asthma, coughing, wheezing e.t.c.
Safety Precautions to take when a client reports an allergy to latex are :
1. Give the client non-latex gloves for activities that do not involve exposure to infectious materials.
2. Request non-latex gloves that provide protection against infectious materials.
3. Avoid oil-based creams or lotions while using latex gloves. This may cause break down of the gloves.
4. Wash hands with a mild soap, and dry hands completely after using gloves.
5. Give the person a reduced-protein, powder-free gloves .
6. Recognize symptoms of a latex allergy.
7. Avoid any products made from latex.
