Healthcare Waste Management

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Ivy Deidre Serato

Cards (20)

Reusing 
either finding a new application for a used material or using the same product for the same application repeatedly
Recycling 
processing of used materials into new products
Waste Treatment 
process of changing the biological and chemical characteristics of waste to minimize its potential to cause harm
Waste disposal 
discharging, depositing, placing, or releasing any health care waste into air, land or water
Hazardous wastes must never be mixed with general wastes.
There must be waste management officer responsible for the management of the health care wastes of a facility
Segregation 
separating different types of waste at the point of generation until their final disposal
Color of Bag : BLACK 
non-infectious dry waste
Color of bag : Green 
non-infectious wet waste
Color of bag : yellow 
infectious and pathological waste
Color of bag : yellow with black band 
chemical waste including those w. heavy metals
pharmaceutical waste
Color of bag : orange 
radioactive waste
Color of bag : red puncture-proof container 
sharps and pressurized containers
Pyrolysis 
thermal decomposition of health care waste in the absence of supplied molecular oxygen in the destruction chamber
Autoclave 
use of steam sterilization to render waste harmless and is an efficient wet thermal disinfection process
121 degree celsius with 15 psi for 15-30mins
Microwave 
incorporates some type of size reduction devise
temp. of 100 degree celsius for 30 mins.
Chemical Disinfection 
chemical like sodium hypochlorite, hydrogen peroxide etc. are added to healthcare waste to kill or inactivate present pathogens
Biological process 
uses an enzyme mixture to decontaminate healthcare wastes
Encapsulation 
filling containers with waste, adding and immobilizing material, and sealing the containers
Inertization 
suitable for pharmaceutical waste that involves mixing of waste with cement and other substances before disposal