Closedglovingisperformedafterthesurgeonhasdonnedhis/hergown,butBEFOREthesurgeonpullshis/herhandsthroughthecuffsofthegown. Step1:Anassistantopensthesterilepackofglovesanddropsthemintothesterilefield. Step2:Lefthand(withinthegown)liftstherightglovebyitscuff. Step3:Rightgloveislaidonthepalmoftherighthand(cufftocuffwiththegownsleeve)withfingersoftheglovepointingtowardtheelbowandthethumboftheglovepositionedontopofthesurgeon"scoveredrightthumb. Step4:Theinsideofthecuffofthegloveisgraspedbytherighthand(stillwithinthegown)andthelefthandfoldsthecuffofthegloveoverthebackoftherighthand. Step5:Thelefthadthenpullsthecuffoftherightgloveandsleeveoftherightgowntowardstheelbowastherighthandslidesintotheglove.Waittoadjustthegloveuntilbothglovesareonandsterilityisensured(leftfingersmayslipoutofthegownwhiletryingtoadjusttherightgloveprematurely). Step6:Withtheglovedrighthandliftleftglovebyitscuffandplaceonpalmoflefthand(alignedwiththecuffofthegown),withglovefingerspointingtowardtheelbowandtheleftthumbofthegloveoverthecoveredleftthumbofsurgeon. Step7:Leftfingers(stillwithinthegown)grasptheinsideofthegloveandtherighthandpullsleftglovecuffoverthebackofthehand. Step8:Pulltheglovecuffandgownsleevetowardelbowaslefthandslidesintotheglove Step9:Nowthatbothglovesareon,pullglovecuffsovergownsleevesandadjustglovesforcomfort.