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BUMEDINST 6280.1
Management of Infectious Waste
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Whose approval is required before the purchase or lease of an infectious waster treatment system? | Bureau of Medicine and Surgery |
| What type of blood and other potentially infectious liquid waste which cannot be safely decanted or which has not been solidified shall be placed into rigid containers that are double-lined with plastic bags for transport and incineration? | Bulk |
| What is liquid or solid waste containing pathogens in sufficient numbers and or sufficient virultence to cause infectious disease in susceptible hosts exposed in water? | Infectious waste |
| All employees with occupational exposure to infectious waste shall receive training at the time of initial assignment to tasks and how often thereafter? | Annually |
| Any new treatment techniques submitted for approval shall be acceptable to local regulationg authorities, shall have scientific evidence of efficacy, and shall have successful use elsewhere for a minimum of how many years? | 2 |
| You should not transport infectious waste in what two methods? | Chutes or dumbwaiters |
| Waste from patient diagnosis, treatment, or immunization may be subdivided into two categories, what are they? | Infectious and noninfectious |
| Would used personal hygiene products such as diapers, facial tissues, and sanitary napkins be considered infectious or noninfectious waste? | Noninfectious |
| For removing blood and body fluid spills use an absorbent material and disinfect the area with an Enviormental Protectionn Agency Approved disinfectant or a solution of household bleach diluted to what ration with clear water? | 1:10 |
| Separate infectious waste from noninfectious waste at what point? | Point of origin |
| What considerations may dictate using alternate means of disposal of Anatomical pathology waste such as cremation or burial by a licensed mortician? | Ethical |
| Which wastes, including human tissues and organs, amputated limbs or other body parts, fetuses, placentas, and similar tissues from surgery, delivery, or autopsy procedures are classified as infectious waste? | Pathological |
| Would Sharps, including hypodermic needles, syringes, scalpel blades, suture needles, pasteur pipettes, specimen slides, cover slipes, glass petri plates, and broken glass be considered noninfectious or infectious waste? | Infectious |
| Due to biological instability of most micro-organisms commonly regarded as human pathogens, the potential for adverse enviornmental or public health consequences is what? | Negligible |
| Infectious waste treatment is achieved through destruction, such as incineration, or through inactivation by heat, checmicals, or radiation without disintegrating the what? | Cells |
| For effective steam sterilization for microbiological infectious waste, the temperature must be maintained at 250 degrees F for at least how many minutes, at 15lbs per square inch of gauge pressure? | 90 |
| Blood, suctioned fluids, or other potentially infectious liquid waste may be decanted into what type of sinks, unless this practive is prohibited by State or local regulations? | Clinical |
| Logistic constraints may require doing what to anatomical pathology waste before final disposal? | Freezing |
| If infectious waste cannot be treated on-site, limit storage without refrigeration to how many days, except in states with stricter requirements? | 7 |
| Which containers shall be lined with plastic bags of sufficient thickness, durability, puncture resistance, and burst strength to prevent rupture or leaks? | Infectious waste |
| Exposure to infectious waste that could result in disease is more likely to occur in what setting that generate, transport, store, treat, or dispose of potentially infectious materials? | Occupational |
| Infectious waste shall be sterilized and rendered noninfectious before doing what? | Compacting or grinding |
| What type of evidence shows that infectious waste is no greater threat to the enviornment or public health than residential solid waste, medical facilities are perceived to be a source of pollution? | Scientific |
| Infectious waste shall be placed in containers labeled wit hthe universal biohazard symbol and the word "BIOHAZARD" or be in what color? | Red |
| Empty containers that used to contain blood and other potentially infectious liquid wastes shall be treated as noninfectious waste. True or false? | False |
| Commercially available absorbent materials which form a semirigid gel when added to liquids is called what? | Gelatinization |
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