Healthcare Waste Management

Question 1

Which is false?
A.Sharps are treated with chemical disinfectant before burying.
B.Pathological waste is put in the ref before chemical disinfectant treatment.
C.HWM Cost is still the same even when there’s no segregation.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Healthcare waste is a result of the ff procedures on humans and animals, except
A. Diagnosis
B. Prognosis
C. Treatment
D. Immunization

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Healthcare waste is not a result of:
A. Research in training hospitals
B. Production and testing of biological products
C. Funeral parlors
D. NOTA

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Enumerate the 3 non-burn technologies used when no facility to treat waste is available

Answer 4

Autoclave
Hydroclave
Microwave

Question 5

Identify type of waste

Packaging materials, kitchen waste, waste fr admin offices, housekeeping

Answer 5

General waste

Question 6

Bin color for dry, non-infectious waste

Answer 6

Black

Question 7

Bin color for wet, non-infectious waste

Answer 7

Green

Question 8

Bin color for patho/infec waste

Answer 8

Yellow

Question 9

Differentiate infectious fr pathologic waste

Answer 9

Infectious - may include gloves and tubing

Pathological - limited to tissues,organs, body fluid & human fetus

Question 10

T/F

Only sharps used in HIV patients are considered hazardous

Answer 10

F

All used sharps are considered hazardous

Question 11

What must be done before sharps are disposed in landfills?

Answer 11

Sharps are pre-treated with iodine solution at the bottom of the container

Question 12

How is medical resistance developed from pharmaceutical waste?

Answer 12

When low conc of meds like antibiotics are poured down the drain, bacteria don’t get killed. They survive and develop resistance

Question 13

Three main sources of chemical waste: enumerate

Answer 13

Cleaning
Expeimental/diagnostic work
Housekeeping and disinfecting

Question 14

Formaldehyde & insecticide are examples of what kind of waste?

Answer 14

Chemical waste

Question 15

Disposable cartridges and aerosol cans are what type of waste?

Answer 15

Pressurized containers

Question 16

[Pressurized Containers]

What is a propellant?

Answer 16

Makes up bulk of content while remaining small amount is active ingredient

Question 17

T/F

Pressurized containers may explode if incinerated or accidentally punctured

Answer 17

T

Question 18

Two main chemicals that may make materials into Radioactive waste - enumerate

Answer 18

Radio iodine

Technetium 99

Question 19

What heavy metal is used for lining of containers for storage of radioactive waste?

Answer 19

Lead

Question 20

Part of the hospital with the most amount of challenging waste

Answer 20

Laboratories

Question 21

What kind of waste is found in the hospital laboratory but not in medical wards?

Answer 21

Chemical wastes

Question 22

Which is false?
A.Only general waste is generated from admin offices
B.Volume reduction can be brought about by policy development.
C.Autoclave and microwave both function via high temp and pressure.

Answer 22

A

Chemical waste &; waste with high content of heavy metals

Question 23

On-site collection of waste must be done \_\_ times daily.
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.either A B or C

Answer 23

C

Question 24

Off-site collection of waste must be done \_\_ times weekly.
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.either B or C
E.either A,B or C

Answer 24

D

Question 25

False about incinerator
A.efficient in neutralizing and disinfecting waste
B.efficient in reducing waste volume
C.ash is not hazardous anymore
D.NOTA

Answer 25

D

Question 26

Which is false?
A.Incinerator maintenance less than 1200 deg C may produce carcinogens.
B.Autoclaved waste can’t be contaminated in transport.
C.Autoclave method cannot reduce waste volume.
D.NOTA

Answer 26

B

Question 27

Which two types of waste are delayed to decay before disposal?

Answer 27

pharmaceutical waste

radioactive waste

Question 28

Which 4 types of waste may use non-burn tech?

Answer 28

infectious waste
sharps
chemical waste
pathological waste