Disposable gloves for FAK?

They are better than nothing (which is what I carry) and a step up from using zip lock bags. I've never tried to weigh latex gloves so I'm not sure what the weight savings would be with these. I've never tried to use these for anything other than pumping diesel or KP duty but if you feel comfortable tying bandages off etc with them then HYOH.

Not sure why I would need these or what I would use them for. I don't change my oil and re-pack my wheel bearings at the trail head.

I wonder how many billions of gloves go to land fills each year.

Will those polyethylene gloves provide an effective barrier to body fluids and disease? I wonder, since the box states "Not for Medical Use".

Before you rely on plastic bags as gloves, try them. Try cleaning and dressing a pretend wound. Doesn't work for me.

I carry a pair of nitrile gloves designed for medical use because some people are very allergic to latex. 10 grams per pair from Costco in the usual giant quantities.

— Rex

"I carry a pair of nitrile gloves designed for medical use because some people are very allergic to latex."

I do as well, and they serve double duty in winter – I use them as a vapor barrier to help keep my fingers warm when it's really cold out. Use 'em cycling too. Work great.

I also carry nitrile gloves, 2 pair actually. One pair stays in the emergency kit and kept clean for wound care. The other pair is kept with my glove liners, to be worn over them in a heavy rain (they're a size larger, to fit over the liners). Nitrile is far more durable than latex.

If you're using gloves for medical use then you take them off by turning it inside out by the cuff then putting it in the palm of the other and turning that inside out so any fluid is contained.