Health Care Waste Management

Question 1

DOH Administrative order no. 2008-0021 mandated the phaseout of equipment containing this metal.

Answer 1

Mercury

Question 2

This law prohibited the use of incineration as a method of disposal for biomedical wastes

Answer 2

RA 8749

Question 3

Method of waste treatment uses moist heat at 121 *C at 15 psi for 15-30 minutes

Answer 3

Autoclave

Question 4

This is an engineered site designed to keep the waste isolated from the environment and is tightly regulated by the DENR

Answer 4

Landfill

Question 5

Refers to all wastes suspected to contain pathogens or toxins in sufficient concentration that may cause disease to a susceptable host.

Answer 5

Infectious Waste

Question 6

Refers to tissue sections and body fluids or organs derived from biopsies, autopsies or surgical procedures sent to laboratory for examination

Answer 6

Pathological and Anatomical Waste