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Question 1

Definition of HCW

Answer 1

Total Waste stream from
1.Major HC establishments
2.Minor scattered HC activities

Question 2

General Types of HCW

Answer 2

1. Non hazardous = general (H.C.W) comparable to domestic waste.
   75-90% of HCW in a health facility

2.potentially infectious hazardous H.C.W
Waste associated with some health risks
10-25% of HCW in a health care facility

Question 3

Sources of HCW

Answer 3

1- hospitals
Clinics
Laboratories
Paramedic and ambulance services

2. Acupuncturists
   Blood banks

3.nursing homes
Research activities
Animal research

4.Mortuaries
Autopsy center

Question 4

Other sources of HCW

Answer 4

Dental clinics
Physicians’ offices
Cosmetics, piercings and tattoos
Institutions of PwDs

Question 5

Which institutions generate the most amount of HCW?

Answer 5

Hospitals (70%)

Question 6

Categories of HCW

Answer 6

1.physical waste
Sharps waste

2.Biological waste
Pathological
Infectious

3.chemical
Pharmaceutical
Cytotoxic

4.Radioactive

Question 7

General characteristics of HCW

Question 8

Total waste generated in hospitals

Answer 8

(2-4) kg/bed/day

Question 9

Infectious waste generated in hospitals with good segregation

Answer 9

(0.2-0.4) kg/bed/day

Question 10

AVG bulk density of HCW

Answer 10

(100-200) kg/M^3

Question 11

Typical breakdown of materials constitutes in HCW

Answer 11

Plastic
Paper/Cartoon
Cloth, cotton and gauze
Glass
Metal

Question 12

Typical waste compensations in H.C.W

Answer 12

General (non-hazardous waste). 85%
Infectious (hazardous H.C.W). 10%
Chemical (radioactive H.C.w). 5%