Body substance isolation is something important I want to bring up early in the coarse of this blog. That is to say, "If it's wet and not yours, don't touch it." Saving a life is an honorable thing, but at risk of destroying your own it's no longer heroic - it's just plain reckless.
Suppose you stop to assist a wrecked motorist and they're bleeding. You help them out of the vehicle and stop the bleeding and months later you realize you're getting extremely sick and it won't stop. Congratulations, you now have AIDS. This could've been easily prevented by the proper use of body substance isolation techniques - namely rubber gloves in this case.
Gloves are cheap and you can place a few pairs in your.... wait for it.... glove box.
In today's society where it's trendy to contract allergies I suggest stocking latex-free gloves if you intend to save someone. You wouldn't want to wear latex if they're anaphylactic to it. That would be counterproductive. There exists a material called Nitrile which is most commonly used in health care. Like latex gloves they are available at stores and pharmacies and are VERY affordable. It's a small price to pay to protect yourself from potential infection.
Please, go buy gloves.
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