On December 19, 2016, the FDA published a final rule banning powdered gloves based on the unreasonable and substantial risk of illness or injury to individuals exposed to the powdered gloves. The risks to both patients and health care providers when internal body tissue is exposed to the powder include severe airway inflammation and hypersensitivity […]
http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20161125/mobile/odn-20161125-1125_00176_076.html 以上是東方日報之原文連結。 很多市民當身體出現過敏反應時，都只考慮是否服食了過敏的食物，卻對一些接觸性引發的致敏原掉以輕心。有些人的過敏反應會延遲出現，例如在接觸後一小時後才有紅、腫、或痕癢的徵兆，假若徵兆不明顯，很多人甚至會疏忽而不察覺自已原來對某些致敏原有過敏。曾有例子一位病人知道自己對乳膠過敏，經驗告訴他每次的過敏只是普通紅腫，過一會兒便會退掉，所以他沒有特別在意，結果在一次接觸乳膠手套時，發生嚴重過敏，幸得及時就醫。事實上這些反應不是絕對的，可能因應接觸到不同乳膠蛋白含量的產品或個人狀態變化等不同因素，而觸發更嚴重的過敏反應，甚至過敏性休克。 大家不用過份擔心，若不用顧慮過敏情況下，乳膠手套事實上是一種彈性好又貼手的手套。用者可多點了解從而有助選擇更適合自己的產品，選擇時亦可因應自己的需要和大眾的安全為出發點。
In Mar 21, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a proposal to ban most powdered medical gloves in the United States. I don’t think this ban would have an impact on glove shortage, because many non-powdered protective glove options are currently available and they offer superior performance in variety of applications. I […]
