Health Care Waste Flashcards
contains pathogens or toxins in sufficient concentration that may cause disease to a susceptible host
Infectious waste
Microbiological cultures, solid waste such as dressings, sputum cups, urine containers, blood bags, blood, urine, vomitus, body secretions & food waste from infectious patients
Infectious waste
tissue sections & body fluids or organ derived form biopsies, autopsies or surgical procedures
Pathological and anatomical waste
a subgroup of pathological waste that refers to recognizable body parts
Anatomical waste
contains pathogens or toxins in sufficient concentration that may cause disease to a susceptible host
infectious waste
most dangerous health care waste
sharps
discarded chemicals generated during disinfection & sterilization procedures
chemical waste
Laboratory reagents, x-ray film developing solution, disinfectants & soaking solutions, used batteries, concentrated ammonia, concentrated hydrogen peroxide, chlorine & mercury from broken thermometers and sphygmomanometers. Hazardous chemicals are toxic, corrosive ( acids & bases), flammable ( flash point below 60C), reactive ( explosive with water)
chemical waste
expired, spilt, & contaminated pharmaceutical products, drugs, and vaccines including discarded items used in handling pharmaceuticals
pharmaceutical waste
waste exposed to radionuclides including radioactive diagnostic materials or radiotherapeutic materials
radioactive waste
Examples are cobalt, technetium, iodine, iridium , irradiated blood products and contaminated waste
radioactive waste
sharps inflicted injuries, toxic exposure to pharmaceutical products and to substances such as mercury or dioxins during the handling or incineration of health care waste, chemical burns, air pollution, thermal injuries, radiation burns
Adverse health outcomes
waste that doesn’t pose a hazard
general waste
to eliminate ozone depleting substances
Montreal protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer; 1987
waste are exported form countries that lack the facilities or expertise to safely dispose waste
The Basel convention on the control of the transboundary movements of hazardous waste and their disposal;1989
major industrialized nations would voluntarily reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 level
The united nations framework convention on climate change; 1992 pledged by 2000
a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants
Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants; 2001
includes protocol 9 on dangerous goods which provides provisions on the transport of toxic and infectious substances
ASEAN framework agreement on the facilitation of goods in transit; 1998
Hospital Licensure Act 1965
RA 4226
Partner of RA 4226
DOH Manual on Health Care Waste Management in 2011
An act to control substances and hazardous and nuclear waste 1990
RA 6969
The Philippine clean air act of 1999
RA 8749
Ecological solid waste management act of 2000
RA 9003
The Philippine clean water act of 2004
RA 9275
Strengthening the functions of Laguna lake development authority
PD 813 (1975) and EO 927 (1983)
The code on sanitation of the Philippines- Chapter XVII on sewage collection and excreta disposal (1998)
PD 856