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Surgical gloves began with one nurse’s rash
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The universal symbol of medical sterility was actually just a romantic gesture to soothe irritated hands. In 1889, William Halsted noticed his favorite scrub nurse was developing severe rashes from the harsh sanitizing liquids used to clean instruments. He asked a rubber company to mold protective hand sheaths for her, accidentally revolutionizing global procedural hygiene just to impress his future wife.
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