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MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT - Coggle Diagram
MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
Medical waste includes all infectious waste, hazardous, and waste generated from all types of healthcare
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Infectious Waste
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Categories
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Contaminated animal carcasses, body parts and animal bedding
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Packaging
Appropriate packaging materials -plastic bags for solid
-bottles, tanks or flasks for liquid
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Transportation
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By mail, parcel post, or courier service (sharps only)
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Disposal
Liquid medical wastes may be disposed of in sinks if the waste is autoclaved or has final concentration of 1% bleach.
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Treated infectious waste that does not pose other hazards may be mixed with the disposed of as ordinary solid waste
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On-Site Treatment
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Gas/vapor sterilization---use gaseous or vaporized chemicals as the sterilizing agents (ethylene oxide)
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Contingency Planning
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Protection of personnel, and disposal of spill residue
Rupture of plastic bags– cleanup procedures, protection of personnel, and repackaging of waste
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Staff Training
Explanation of the infectious waste management plan and assignment of roles and responsibilities for implementation of the plan