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WHAT IS BUMEDINST 6280.1B |
MANAGEMENT OF Regulated medical WASTE
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ITEMS THAT CAN BE TREATED AS GENERAL WASTE USING ACCEPTED METHODS OF COLLECTION, STORAGE, TRANSPORT, AND DISPOSAL |
NON INFECTIOUS WASTE
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WASTE THAT ARE PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCT SUCH AS DIAPERS, FICIAL TISSUE, AND SANITARY NAPKINS, UNLESS THE WASTE IS FROM ISOLATION ROOMS OR IN CASE OF SANITARY NAPKINS ORIGINATES FROM THE PARTUM SUITES OR GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERY WARDS, ARE WHAT TYPE OF WASTE? |
NON INFECTIOUS WASTE
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WASTE THAT IS LIQUID OR SOLID WASTE CONTAINING PATHOGENS IN SUFFICIENT NUMBER AND OF SUFFICIENT VIRULENCE TO CAUSE INFECTIOUS DISEASE IN SUSCEPTIBLE HOST EXPOSE TO THE WASTE |
INFECTIOUS WASTE
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LIST INFECTIOUS WASTE |
SHARP, MICROBIOLOGY WASTE, LIQUID BLOOD, BODY FLUIDS PATHOLOGICAL WASTE
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DO NOT TRANSPORT ______ IN CHUTES OR DUMBWATERS. |
INFECTIOUS WASTE
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________SHALL BE PLACED IN CONTAINERS LABELED WITH THE UNIVERSAL BIOHAZARD SYMBOL AND THE WORD "BIOHAZARD" OR BE RED IN COLOR. |
INFECTIOUS WASTE
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_____,_______ AND OTHER POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS LIQUID WASTE MAYBE DECANTED INTO CLINICAL SINKS, UNLESS THIS PRACTICE IS PROHIBETED BY STATE OR LOCAL REGULATIONS. |
BLOOD;SUCTIONED FLUIDS
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WHAT CAN BE ADDED TO BLOOD TO SOLIDIFY IT, AND OTHER POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS LIQUID WASTE |
COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE ABSORBENT MATERIAL WHICH FORM A SEMIRIGID GEL (GELATINIZATION)
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HOW LONG CAN YOU STORE INFECTIOUS WASTE, IF IT CAN NOT BE TREATED ON SITE?
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LIMIT STORAGE WITHOUT REFRIGERATION 7 DAYS.
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WHAT LABEL IS CLEARLY VISIBLE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE STORAGE AREA? |
UNIVERSAL BIOHAZARD SYMBOL AND THE WORD "BIOHAZARD"
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WHO APPROVES THE PURCHASE OR LEASE OF AN INFECTIOUS WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEM |
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MED -04 |
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WHAT IS NEEDED ON THE RECORD KEEPING OF INFECTIOUS |
DATE, TYPE OF WASTE, AMOUNT, AND DISPOSITION
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FOR EFFECTIVE STERILIZATION, THE TEMPERATURE MUST BE KEPT AT _______FOR AT 90 MINUTES |
121C
250 F |
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MICROBIOLOGICAL |
STEAM STERILIZATION, CHEMICAL INF, INCENERATION
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MICROBIOLOGICAL |
SANITARY LANDFILL
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PATHOLOGICAL |
INCENERATION
CREMATION |
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FOR EFFECTIVE STEAM STEAM STERILIZATION FOR MICRO INFECTIOUS WASTE, THE TEM MUST BE MAINTAINED AT 250 DEGREES F FOR AT LEAST HOW MANY MINUTES AT 15 LBS PER SQUARE INCH OF GAUGE PRESSURE? |
90 |
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YOU SHOULD NOT TRANSPORT INFECTIOUS WASTE IN WHAT TWO METHOD |
CHUTES AND DUMBWAITER |
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What is the purpose
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To provide minimum standards for the management of infectious waste for MTF and DTF
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What is non infectious waste
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can be treated as general waste such as diapers tissues sanitary napkins observant materials not including from iso rooms containing very small amount of blood or bodily fluids
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What is infectious waste
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Liquid or solid waste containing pathogens and sufficient numbers such as sharps microbiology waste from cultures in stocks liquid or semi liquid blood or other potentially infectious body fluids pathological waste human tissues and organs medical items from ISO rooms
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how do you segregate sharps
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please sharps into rigid puncture resistant sharp container which are labeled and color coded never clip cut bend or recap needles never overfill
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How should infectious waste be segregated
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The waste should be segregated at point of origin and placed in containers labeled with universal biohazard symbol and the word biohazard or be red in color containers shall be lined with plastic bags with the thickness durability puncture resistant and burst strength plastic bags should be labeled and color coded and secure before being removed never overload
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How should sharps containers be packaged
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Sharps containers shall be placed in a second container which is labeled or color coded
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How is infectious waste treatment achieved
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Through destruction such as incineration or through inactivation by heat chemicals or radiation
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Before compacting and grinding infectious waste what must happen first
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Infectious waste shall be sterilized and rendered non–infectious before compacting or grinding
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How do you treat microbiology waste
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Steam sterilization at 250 degrees Fahrenheit for 90 minutes or chemical disinfection or incineration
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How do you dispose of microbiological waste
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Sanitary landfill
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What is the treatment for pathological waste
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Incineration or cremation
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How do you dispose of pathological waste
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sanitary landfill or burial
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What is the treatment for bulk blood and other infectious liquid waste
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Gelatinization must be further treated by steam sterilization or incineration
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What is the disposal method for bulk blood and other infectious liquid waste
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Sanitary sewer or sanitary landfill but it must be treated by steam sterilization or incineration before landfill
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What is the treatment for sharps in sharps container
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Steam sterilization or incineration
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how do you dispose of sharps in sharps containers
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Steam sterilization or incineration
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How do you dispose of sharps in sharps containers
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Sanitary landfill |