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HEALTH CARE WASTE AND CONTAMINATION Flashcards

1
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Contaminated water causes

A

Amoeba

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2
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Contaminated food stuff causes

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Hepatitis A

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3
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Unwashed hands causes

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Ascariasis

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4
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Intact or non intact skin membrane causes

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Staphylococcus aureus

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5
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Waste categories

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

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6
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No risk to human health eg:office paper, wrapper,kitchen waste,general sweeping etc.

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General waste

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7
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Human Tissue or fluid eg:body parts, blood, body fluids etc.

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Pathological waste

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8
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Sharp waste
eg:Needie,scaples, knives, blades etc.

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Sharps

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9
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Which may transmit bacterial,viral or parasitica disease to human being,waste suspected to contain pathogen eg:labrotory culture,tissues(swabs)bandage etc.

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Infectious waste

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10
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Eg:Labrotory reagent,disinfectants,Film
Developer

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Chemical waste

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

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Radio-active waste

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12
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Expired outdated drugs /chemicals

A

Pharmaceutical waste

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13
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Gas cylinder,aerosal cans etc

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Pressurized container

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14
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Waste Containing Cytotoxic Drugs (often Used in Cancer Therapy)

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Genotoxic waste

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15
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Health care waste generators

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Clinics
Infirmaries
Hospitals
Birthing homes
Drug manufacturers
Institutions

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16
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CATEGORIES OF PERSONS EXPOSED TO RISK OF INFECTION
Patients

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Sanitation worker
Medical and paramedical staff
Visitors and patient

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17
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Causes tetanus

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Clostridium Tetani

18
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Serious type of hepatitis

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Hepatiyis b

19
Q

Causes typhoid and cholera

A

Salmonella typhi
(Bacteria)

20
Q

Causes filariasis

A

Wucheraria
(Parasite)

21
Q

Causative agent for Cutaneous leishmaniasis

A

Leishmania donovani
(Parasite)

22
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Centralized sanitation staffs or any other sanitation staffs should collect the waste during morning afternoon or evening under the supervision of

A

Nursing staff or sanitation supervisor

23
Q

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

A

4-6 hrs

24
Q

It is responsibility of —— to check for segregation

A

paramedic/sanitation staff

25
Q

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

A

corridor and lift

26
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General waste are deposited at

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Municipal dumps

27
Q

TREATMENT & DISPOSAL TECHNOLOGIES

A

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

28
Q

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

A

Incineration

29
Q

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.

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Wet and dry thermal treatment

30
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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.

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Screw feed technology

31
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Microwave of frequency (. ) and wave length (. ) used to destroy the microorganism.

A

2450MHZ

12.24cm

32
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Land disposal: risk for public health

A

Open dumps

33
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Land disposal: designed and constructed to prevent contamination of soil,surface, ground water and direct contact with public.

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Sanitary landfills

34
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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.

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Inertization

35
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Inertization has a proportion of

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

36
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These are suspected to contain sufficient concentration of pathogens to cause disease in susceptible host.

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Infectious waste

37
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also known as anatomical waste

A

Pathologic waste

38
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are considered highly hazardous health care waste

A

Sharps

39
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responsible for proper coordination between municipal and hospital.

A

Sanitation officer

40
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represent a subcategory under hazardous chemicals

A

Waste with high content pf heavy metal

PMLS LEC 2 (2ND SEM) (4 decks)

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