HEALTHCARE WASTE MANAGEMENT Flashcards by Arni May Bernardo

ALL SOLID OR LIQUID WASTE

HEALTHCARE WASTE

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WASTE MAY CAUSE DISEASE

INFECTIOUS WASTE

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EXAMPLES OF INFECTIOUS WASTE

DISCARDED MICROBIAL CULTURES
CONTAMINATED SOLID WASTE
INFECTIOUS LIQUID WASTE

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WASTE INCLUDES HUMAN SAMPLES

PATHOLOGICAL WASTE

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EXAMPLES OF PATHOLOGICAL WASTE

BODY FLUIDS
TISSUES SECRETIONS
ORGANS
BODY PARTS

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CAN CAUSE CUTS, PRICKS OR PUNCTURE WOUNDS

SHARPS

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TRUE OR FALSE
SHARPS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS HEALTHCARE WASTE

TRUE

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DISCARDED CHEMICALS

CHEMICAL WASTE

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LAB REAGENTS
DISINFECTANTS
USED BATTERIES
MERCURY

CHEMICAL WASTE

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GIVES OFF SUFFICIENT VAPOR

FLASHPOINT

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TRUE OR FALSE
CHEMICALS ARE CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS WHEN THEY ARE TOXIC, CORROSIVE, FLAMMABLE AND REACTIVE

TRUE

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EXPIRED, SPLIT AND CONTAMINATED PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS

PHARMACEUTICAL WASTE

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EXAMPLES OF PHARMACEUTICAL WASTE

EMPTY VIALS
MEDICINE BOTTELS

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WASTE EXPOSED TO RADIONUCLIDES

RADIOACTIVE DIAGNOSTIC

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COLOR CODED GUIDES

SEGREGATION OF HEALTHCARE WASTE

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