Stocking PPE for Enhanced Barrier Precautions: a guide for nursing homes
What CMS and CDC ask of nursing homes under Enhanced Barrier Precautions, and a practical way to plan glove and gown supply for it.
Buying guides
Plain-language guides to reading specifications and checking what you buy. Each one cites the regulations and documents it relies on. They’re general information, not clinical, legal or regulatory advice.
Guides
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Glove thickness vs. weight: what the numbers mean
Thickness and weight are different measurements. Here’s how to read each one on a spec sheet, and which conversions work.
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AQL explained: what “AQL 1.5” does and doesn’t tell you
AQL is a sampling setting, not a promise about the box in your hand. Here’s how to read it, and what to ask.
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How to verify a 510(k) for an exam glove
Five steps to check a glove’s FDA clearance yourself — and what a clearance doesn’t prove.
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Exam vs. industrial vs. food-service gloves
The words on a glove box aren’t interchangeable. Here’s what each grade means, what proves it, and the questions that tell them apart.
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Glove sizing and pack-out: boxes, cases and pallets
Sizes, gloves per box and boxes per case all vary. Here’s how to read them, and how to compare prices fairly.
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Accelerator-free and low dermatitis potential: what each glove claim means
Two claims aimed at staff whose skin reacts to gloves. One is cleared by FDA; the other is the manufacturer’s own statement. Here’s what each proves, and what it doesn’t.
Questions about a specific product?
Approved accounts see manufacturer-stated specifications, documents and pricing for every catalog product. Or call us — we’re happy to talk through a spec sheet.