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Medical Waste Disposal

4-H Veterinary Science Extension Veterinary Medicine  Texas AgriLife Extension Service College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Science Texas A&M System http://aevm.tamu.edu. Medical Waste Disposal. Objectives.

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Medical Waste Disposal

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  1. 4-H Veterinary Science Extension Veterinary Medicine  Texas AgriLife Extension Service College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Science Texas A&M System http://aevm.tamu.edu Medical Waste Disposal

  2. Objectives Understand that surveillance of medical waste disposal reduces the hazards of diseases and injuries Understand that proper disposal of blood, tissue and sharps reduces environmental hazards and animal and human dangers

  3. Types of Medical Waste Sharps Vaccines Cultures Animal waste

  4. Sharps Hypodermic needles Syringes Tubing Scalpels Blades Suture needles

  5. Sharps disposal Container Rigid Unbreakable Puncture resistant Leak resistant Easily sealed Marked with bio-hazard symbol

  6. Vaccines Vials Modified live vaccines Live vaccines

  7. Cultures Growth media Contain organisms

  8. Animal waste Carcasses Tissues Urine Feces Blood

  9. Regulations Federal Medical Waste Tracking Act 1988 EPA State DSHS

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