Sharps Disposal
This item should be place in a sharps container along with needles.
What are suture needles.
This type of waste includes non zoonotic IV catheters and plastic blood tubes.
What is biomedical waste?
Empty drug bottles are to be this, unless they contained chemotherapy drugs.
What is recycled?
Sharps containers must have this on them to indicate their contents.
What is a biohazard sticker?
This color is often used for sharps containers to make them easily identifiable.
What is Yellow or Red?
What is the one hand method?
This type of material, including dead animals or animal parts, should be placed in this type of disposal container.
What is Compost?
Discarded controlled drugs must be recorded in this type of log.
What is a drug log?
Full sharps containers should not be this.
What is opened?
Items like microscope slides should be place in this type of container.
What is a sharps container?
This type of container should be replaced when full and placed in the Stock Room for disposal.
What is a sharps container?
Used in chemotherapy administration, these materials should be placed in a landfill container.
What are materials used in chemotherapy administration?
This type of drug, when discarded, must be kept in a labeled container and placed in an expired drug box.
What are non-controlled drugs?
The method for recap needles before transporting involves this action.
What is using one hand?
When handling discarded controlled drugs, they must be stored in this type of place.
What is a locked cupboard?
Sharps containers should not be emptied but rather this action should be taken when full.
What is replacing the container with a new one?
This type of waste is not routinely performed at TVH but completed fungal cultures are considered medical waste.
What are lab cultures?
Zoonotic or chemotherapy treated waste needs to be discarded in this type of container.
What is a landfill container?
When a sharps container is full, it should be placed in the Stock Room for this purpose.
What is proper disposal by Stericycle?
This type of waste requires a list and recording in a log for disposal.
What are controlled drugs/narcotics?
Stericycle picks up sharps and other waste every this number of months.
What is 4 months?
Vaccine vials, when discarded, should be placed in this type of container.
What is a landfill container?
Materials believed to be zoonotic should be wrapped in this type of covering before being discarded.
What is a protective covering or leak-proof container?
This type of waste must be placed in the landfill container and includes materials not potentially infectious to people.
What is non zoonotic waste?
The policy prohibits this action and sealed sharps or biohazard containers.
What is open them?