Nurses tie two gloves filled with hot water to stimulate the human touch and to comfort the isolated patients.
Thursday, 13 Mar 2025
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Sister was passing and they did this to make it feel as if someone was holding her hand as she went. Was during covid times and no one could be with her.
That’s depressing as fuck
Nurses have utilized latex gloves with warm water to mimic human touch and comfort isolated patients. The practice also referred to as “hands of love,” was significantly utilized by nurses in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic. By using latex gloves filled with warm water and applying them to patients’ hands, the sensation is similar to holding a human hand, comforting isolated patients.
A 2024 study assessed the impact of this “love glove” app on the vital signs of COVID-19 intensive care unit patients. The results were marked by dramatic improvement in respiratory rate, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation following the app, with implications that this simple, non-pharmacological treatment may be able to positively impact patients both emotionally and physically.
Simultaneously beautiful and heartbreaking
Surprised a Medtech company hasn’t patented this and charging $5,000 for it yet.
We really are social creatures
Well dang that makes me sad
The technique was originally developed by a teenage boy for unrelated reasons.
Also good to freeze them for people having wisdom teeth extracted. Glove cups the cheek to provide pain relief.
This may be the saddest thing I have ever seen. My heart is breaking.
I think I need one of those
In 20 minutes the gloves turn ice cold letting the patient know “the icy grip of death is not too far away!”
Those is so cool to give warmth
Aww it’s a fifi used in a no sexual and caring way ☺️
Works on sleeping babies too. The struggle is real when you leave them on bed.
Do you have to be a patient to get one of those? Asking for a friend.
gonna need to do this with how lonely i am
Because $6000 a day hospital bill does not cover human attention.
Aw
Iirc they also do this for frostbite
🥺
Damm this is so sad 😭
Ancient ninja decoy technique
Glove marmer!!
Ah, I used to do this for myself as a kid
In times of need, a warm glove hug can remind us that kindness, much like a good cup of tea, is best served hot and a tad absurd.
Chicken bones and warm pudding also reaches the desired effect.
A cheap hand job.
Nurses are awesome and so smart
What nurse has time to do this lol
I feel this. Could use one of these.
That is just sad.
aww. this is the nicest thing. Such a lonely place to die.
i wish there were volunteers that can hold their hand. There are volunteer sitters but they kinda just watch.
But in isolation, there’s not really any other option
This so loving and very smart of the nurses.
Damn this is sad.
That’s super creative from a compassionate mind! Some hero’s don’t wear capes, they wear scrubs
I’m concerned that when water cools off it’s not so pleasant … is it?
I think this would make me more sad lol
It’s too bad that nurses have way too many patients they need to attend to. If there were more nurses, more time could be spent at the bedside.
Also used to help start IVs by increasing blood flow to the hand
anyone else think this title was going to say hold a severed hand only to be backed up by the weird angle of this picture?
Inventive but I can’t imagine it stays warm very long, factoring in the knot tying. Wondering if a hot water bottle might be as effective.
Can I get LSD and Shrooms instead?
This seems creepy and if I’m on my death bed I want to be with God as I go.
This makes me feel like I should volunteer to be a companion — is that a thing?
As a lonely sod, thanks, will try.
Could I ask her not to do that?