HEALTH CARE WASTE AND CONTAMINATION

Question 1

Contaminated water causes

Answer 1

Amoeba

Question 2

Contaminated food stuff causes

Answer 2

Hepatitis A

Question 3

Unwashed hands causes

Answer 3

Ascariasis

Question 4

Intact or non intact skin membrane causes

Answer 4

Staphylococcus aureus

Question 5

Waste categories

Answer 5

General waste
Pathological waste
Sharps
Infectious waste
Chemical waste
Radio-active waste
Pharmaceutical waste
Pressurized container
Genotoxic waste

Question 6

No risk to human health eg:office paper, wrapper,kitchen waste,general sweeping etc.

Answer 6

General waste

Question 7

Human Tissue or fluid eg:body parts, blood, body fluids etc.

Answer 7

Pathological waste

Question 8

Sharp waste
eg:Needie,scaples, knives, blades etc.

Answer 8

Sharps

Question 9

Which may transmit bacterial,viral or parasitica disease to human being,waste suspected to contain pathogen eg:labrotory culture,tissues(swabs)bandage etc.

Answer 9

Infectious waste

Question 10

Eg:Labrotory reagent,disinfectants,Film
Developer

Answer 10

Chemical waste

Question 11

Eg: unused lIguld from radiotherapy or lab research,contaminated glasswares

Answer 11

Radio-active waste

Question 12

Expired outdated drugs /chemicals

Answer 12

Pharmaceutical waste

Question 13

Gas cylinder,aerosal cans etc

Answer 13

Pressurized container

Question 14

Waste Containing Cytotoxic Drugs (often Used in Cancer Therapy)

Answer 14

Genotoxic waste

Question 15

Health care waste generators

Answer 15

Clinics
Infirmaries
Hospitals
Birthing homes
Drug manufacturers
Institutions

Question 16

CATEGORIES OF PERSONS EXPOSED TO RISK OF INFECTION
Patients

Answer 16

Sanitation worker
Medical and paramedical staff
Visitors and patient

Question 17

Causes tetanus

Answer 17

Clostridium Tetani

Question 18

Serious type of hepatitis

Answer 18

Hepatiyis b

Question 19

Causes typhoid and cholera

Answer 19

Salmonella typhi
(Bacteria)

Question 20

Causes filariasis

Answer 20

Wucheraria
(Parasite)

Question 21

Causative agent for Cutaneous leishmaniasis

Answer 21

Leishmania donovani
(Parasite)

Question 22

Centralized sanitation staffs or any other sanitation staffs should collect the waste during morning afternoon or evening under the supervision of

Answer 22

Nursing staff or sanitation supervisor

Question 23

Waste should not be stored in the generation area for more than a period of

Answer 23

4-6 hrs

Question 24

It is responsibility of —— to check for segregation

Answer 24

paramedic/sanitation staff

Question 25

There should be separate (. )in hospital to carry and transport waste.

Answer 25

corridor and lift

Question 26

General waste are deposited at

Answer 26

Municipal dumps

Question 27

TREATMENT & DISPOSAL TECHNOLOGIES

Answer 27

Incineration Chemical disinfection Wet and dry thermal treatment Microwave irradiation Land disposal Inertization

Question 28

-Process is selected to treat waste that cannot be recycled,reused or can be disposed in land.

Answer 28

Incineration

Question 29

based on exposure if infecious waste to high tempreture and high pressure steam similar to process of autoclaving, inapropriate for treating anatomical waste, chemical and pharmaceutical waste.

Answer 29

Wet and dry thermal treatment

Question 30

Dry thermal treatment in which waste is shredded and heated in rotating auger.80% volume and 20-35 weight is reduced suitable for infectius waste and sharps.

Answer 30

Screw feed technology

Question 31

Microwave of frequency (. ) and wave length (. ) used to destroy the microorganism.

Answer 31

2450MHZ 12.24cm

Question 32

Land disposal: risk for public health

Answer 32

Open dumps

Question 33

Land disposal: designed and constructed to prevent contamination of soil,surface, ground water and direct contact with public.

Answer 33

Sanitary landfills

Question 34

Process of mixing waste with cement and other substances before disposal in order to minimize the risk of toxic substance migrating into surface water or ground water and to prevent scavenging.

Answer 34

Inertization

Question 35

Inertization has a proportion of

Answer 35

65% waste 15%lime 15% cement and 5% water is used.

Question 36

These are suspected to contain sufficient concentration of pathogens to cause disease in susceptible host.

Answer 36

Infectious waste

Question 37

also known as anatomical waste

Answer 37

Pathologic waste

Question 38

are considered highly hazardous health care waste

Answer 38

Sharps

Question 39

responsible for proper coordination between municipal and hospital.

Answer 39

Sanitation officer

Question 40

represent a subcategory under hazardous chemicals

Answer 40

Waste with high content pf heavy metal