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2023 SEM 1 PMLS 1 > health care waste management > Flashcards

health care waste management Flashcards

1
Q

in ___, a joint WHO/UNICEF assessment found that just over half (58%) of sampled facilities from ___ countries had adequate system in place for the safe disposal of health care wastes

A

2015
24

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2
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healthcare waste refers to all ____ and _____ waste generated

A

solid and liqud

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3
Q

according to WHO,
75 to 90% of waste -
10-25% of waste -

A

non hazardous
hazardous

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4
Q

high income countries - produce ____ of hazardous waste
low income countries - produce ____ of hazardous waste

A

0.5kg
0.2kg

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5
Q

true or false
proper segregation of hazardous and non hazardous waste in low income countries tends to be the less implemented, thus making the real quantity of hazardous waste much higher

A

true

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6
Q

identify the category of health care waste:
that can cause cuts, pricks or puncture wounds

A

sharps

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7
Q

identify the category of health care waste:
expired, split and contaminated pharmaceutical products, drugs and vaccine

A

pharmaceutical waste

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7
Q

identify the category of health care waste:
discarded chemicals (solid, liquid or gaseous) generated during disinfection and sterilization procedures.

A

chemical waste

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8
Q

identify the category of health care waste:
refers to waste exposed to radionuclides including radioactive diagnostic materials or radiotherapeutic

A

radioactive waste

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9
Q

identify the category of health care waste:
waste that have not been in contact with communicable or infectious agents, hazardous chemicals or radioactive substances

A

general waste / non hazardous

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10
Q

identify the category of health care waste:
tissue sections and body fluids or organs derived from biopsies, autopsies or surgical procedures sent to the lab for examination

A

pathological and anatomical waste

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11
Q

identify the category of health care waste:
it refers to all waste suspected to contain pathogens or toxins in sufficient concentration that may cause disease to a susceptible host

A

infectious waste

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12
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it is considered the most dangerous health care waste

A

sharps

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13
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true or false
treatment and disposal of healthcare waste may pose health risks directly through the release of pathogens and toxics pollutants into the environment

A

false - indirectly

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14
Q

which disposal of health care is not allowed in Philippines

A

incineration

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15
Q

it is the most important step in proper management of healthcare wastes

A

green procurement policy

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16
Q

safely reusing, recycling and recovering waste are collectively termed as

A

resources development

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17
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it refers to either finding a new application for a used material or using the same product for the same application repeatedly

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reusing

18
Q

it refers to the processing of used materials into new products

A

recycling

19
Q

recovery of waste can be defined in 2 ways:

A

energy recovery
recycling , composting and energy recovery

20
Q

what color is the bin for infectious waste

A

yellow

21
Q

what color is the bin for pathological and anatomical waste

A

yellow

22
Q

what color is the bin for sharps

A

red

23
Q

what color is the bin for chemical waste

A

yellow

24
Q

what color is the bin for pharmaceutical waste

A

yellow

25
Q

what color is the bin for radioactive waste

A

orange

26
Q

what color is the bin for general waste

A

green

27
Q

true or false
highly infectious waste may or may not be defected at source

A

false - must

28
Q

anatomical waste including recognizable body parts, placenta waste and organs should be disposed through ____ or ____

A

safe burial or
cremation

29
Q

true or false
anatomical waste must be refrigerated if not collected or treated within 24 hours

A

false - pathological waste

30
Q

true or false
sharps must be shredded or crushed before they are transported to the landfill

A

true

31
Q

hazardous shall never be mixed or disposed down the ____ but shall be stored in strong chemical _______ or amber disposal bottles

A

drain
resistant leak-proof containers

32
Q

difference between sterilization and disinfection

A

sterilization - kills all microorganism
disinfection -reduces the level of microorganism present in the material

33
Q

identify the treatment and disposal of health care waste:
it is a technology that typically incorporates some type of size reduction devices. shredding is done before disinfection

A

microwave

34
Q

identify the treatment and disposal of health care waste:
chemicals are added to healthcare waste to kill or inactive present pathogens

A

chemical disinfection

35
Q

identify the treatment and disposal of health care waste:
it uses enzyme mixture to decontaminate health care waste

A

biological waste

36
Q

identify the treatment and disposal of health care waste:
it is the thermal decomposition if health care waste in the absence of supplied molecular oxygen in the destruction chambers where the waste is converted to gas, liquid, solid form

A

pyrolosis

37
Q

identify the treatment and disposal of health care waste:
use of steam sterilization to render waste and is an efficient wet thermal disinfection process

A

autoclave

38
Q

identify the treatment and disposal of health care waste:
involved the filling of containers with waste, adding and immobilizing material and sealing the containers

A

encapsulation

39
Q

identify the treatment and disposal of health care waste:
it is suitable for pharmaceutical waste that involves the mixing of waste with cement and other subs before disposal

A

intertization

40
Q

after treatment, health care waste are usually disposed in _____

A

landfills

41
Q

it is an engineered site designed to keep waste isolated from the environment

A

landfill

42
Q

landfill must secure proper permits from the _____ before it can accept waste

A

DENR - department of environment and natural source

2023 SEM 1 PMLS 1 (12 decks)

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