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First use of rubber gloves in surgery.
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Dr. William S. Halstead
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Dr. William S. Halstead, a pioneering American surgeon, first introduced rubber gloves for surgical use in 1889. He initially had them made for his scrub nurse who had dermatitis from carbolic acid, but soon adopted them for all surgeries after recognizing their antiseptic benefits.