Αποτελέσματα Αναζήτησης
23 Ιουλ 2014 · Follow. This document provides an overview of medical waste management. It defines different types of medical waste and outlines the key components of an infectious waste management plan, including designation of infectious waste, segregation, packaging, storage, treatment, disposal, and staff training.
Presents: Infectious Medical Waste Information. Guidance on Segregation of Wastes and Waste Reduction. Why Infectious Waste is Regulated. To minimize the potential for the spread of disease from a medical setting to the general public; and. To reduce the overall amount of infectious medical waste produced.
2 MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE 6 1. INTRODUCTION 8 2. DEFINITION AND DESCRIPTION OF “MEDICAL WASTE” 11 2.1 Description of medical waste 12 2.2 Quantification of medical waste 14 3. MEDICAL WASTE RISKS AND IMPACT ON HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT 15 3.1 Persons potentially exposed 16
WHO Core Principles on HCWM. Safe and sustainable management of healthcare waste is a public health imperative and a responsibility of all. Improper management of healthcare waste poses a significant risk to patients, healthcare workers, the community and the environment.
List the major classifications and typical characteristics of healthcare waste. Recognize the waste classifications that pose the highest risk. Apply basic principles to categorize waste items into their proper classifications.
Regulated Medical Wastes Include: Blood and blood products in a free flowing, unabsorbed state; Contaminated sharps, Laboratory wastes, Unfixed pathology tissues
Module Overview. Introduce basic environmental concepts. Define the guiding principles of waste management. Describe the World Health Organization’s policy and the core principles for achieving safe and sustainable management of healthcare waste.
