pipettes, disposable/sharp For Offsite Close securely when 2/3’s instruments, etc. practices: full. biohazard Do not place container in collection co. red bag for disposal. Always place sharps in designated sharps container. Pathological Human tissue (placenta, OR Red Bag - may All path Small, unrecognizable Waste tissue, etc.) need to double waste is pieces of tissue or parts of bag if leaks are incinerated organs are autoclaved or possible; place offsite by disposed of as regular red pathologic Biohazard bag waste. waste in collection co. special labeled path waste container Contaminated Pleuravacs, vacuum bottles, blood Red bin; do not Incineration Pleuravacs must be patient care bags, etc place within or autoclave clamped before discarding. devices that red bag. A Service, For Areas generating high cannot be solidifying Offsite volume of containers with emptied agent is added practices: liquid contents that cannot to containers biohazard be solidified contact VEHS to cause collection co. for assistance. The liquid secretions to containers must be gel prior to overpacked in secondary being collection containers with discarded in an absorbent material (i.e. the vermiculite). biohazardous NOTE: For patients with waste transfusion reactions, send container. blood bag with bag copy of tag and administration tubing to the Blood Bank TYPE OF EXAMPLES CONTAINER DISPOSAL COMMENTS WASTE USED METHODS Contaminated Suction canisters, wound drainage If not flushed If not flushed Carefully empty into a patient care systems, (hemovacs, JP drains), to the sanitary to the hopper, clinical sink, or devices that can dialysis lines, etc. sewer, refer to sanitary commode. Use personal be emptied information sewer, waste protective equipment if about items is incinerated there is a reasonable that cannot be or likelihood for exposure due emptied. autoclaved. to splashing/ splattering. Isolation Any from an isolation room Red bag all Autoclave All trash cans in an (including paper and food wastes) waste from the For Offsite isolation room use red isolation room Practices: biohazard bags as all waste
pipettes, disposable/sharp instruments, etc. For Offsite practices: biohazard collection co. Close securely when 2/3’s full. Do not place container in red bag for disposal. Always place sharps in designated sharps container. Pathological Waste Human tissue (placenta, OR tissue, etc.) Red Bag - may need to double bag if leaks are possible; place pathologic waste in special labeled path waste container All path waste is incinerated offsite by Biohazard collection co. Small, unrecognizable pieces of tissue or parts of organs are autoclaved or disposed of as regular red bag waste. Contaminated patient care devices that cannot be emptied Pleuravacs, vacuum bottles, blood bags, etc Red bin; do not place within red bag. A solidifying agent is added to containers to cause secretions to gel prior to being discarded in the biohazardous waste container. Incineration or autoclave Service, For Offsite practices: biohazard collection co. Pleuravacs must be clamped before discarding. Areas generating high volume of containers with liquid contents that cannot be solidified contact VEHS for assistance. The liquid containers must be overpacked in secondary collection containers with an absorbent material (i.e. vermiculite). NOTE: For patients with transfusion reactions, send blood bag with bag copy of tag and administration tubing to the Blood Bank TYPE OF WASTE EXAMPLES CONTAINER USED DISPOSAL METHODS COMMENTS Contaminated patient care devices that can be emptied Suction canisters, wound drainage systems, (hemovacs, JP drains), dialysis lines, etc. If not flushed to the sanitary sewer, refer to information about items that cannot be emptied. If not flushed to the sanitary sewer, waste is incinerated or autoclaved. Carefully empty into a hopper, clinical sink, or commode. Use personal protective equipment if there is a reasonable likelihood for exposure due to splashing/ splattering. Isolation Any from an isolation room (including paper and food wastes) Red bag all waste from the isolation room Autoclave For Offsite Practices: All trash cans in an isolation room use red biohazard bags as all waste
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