Glove and Gauntlet Service Service Scope Assessment and custom fabrication of gloves for hand trauma patients to deal with various sequelae such as amputations, cold intolerance, and vibration intolerance. Often a follow-up service to Hand Program. Referral Criteria General Referral Criteria While each specialty program has specific referral criteria, they all share some general criteria for referral. Refer when: There is a need to clarify a diagnosis; Prognosis, level of impairment, or appropriate treatment is unclear; The injured worker has not returned to work after normal healing times; Divergent medical opinions exist. With general referral guidelines in mind, refer patients to this clinic in the following circumstances: Cases involving a hand injury that can benefit from custom made or modified gloves, gauntlets, or mitts. For custom gloves: loss of minimum of 4 phalanges; nerve laceration or injury; replantation of digits; or vascular impairment. For custom gauntlets: wrist or carpal instability, thumb and wrist instability or osteoarthritis that worker could benefit from splinting Contact Info: WSIB Fatima Vasconcelos Tel : 416-344-2938 Fax: 416-344-5678 E-mail: fatima_vasconcelos@wsib.on.ca