Infectious Waste
1. Urine (non saturated with blood)
2. Distilled Water
Where do you dispose of a used vaccine vial?
Blue Pharmaceutical Bin (Non-Hazardous RCRA Bin)
Name 3 things that go in the sharps container?
Acupuncture needles
Syringes w/ Needle Attached
Broken Rigid Plastic
Broken Glass
Glass Blood Vials
Urine Transfer Straws
Name 3 things that go in the Red Bag/Bin
Items visibly saturated with blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) such as: bandaids, chux, gauze, drapes, PPE, and closed and locked sharps containers, used contaminated lab supplies (lab vials, piccolo cartridges, A1C cartridges)
What must be removed before disposal?
PHI
In the red biohazard bin/bag
There is an expired Albuterol Inhaler Medication I need to dispose from AS Meds, in which bin do I dispose the medication? And how do I dispose it?
1. Aerosol (Black RCRA Bin)
2. Medication canister only. Discard plastic holder and packaging box in regular trash or recycling.
I used a razor during a EKG, where is this disposed of?
Sharps Container
How do you replace a red bag in an exam room?
1. To close the bag, twist the opening into a tight knot.
2. Take the bag to the biohazard room and place in the red bin.
3. Replace the red bag in the exam room contained and make sure it is secure.
You wore PPE while swabbing someone for COVID, where do you dispose of the PPE?
In the exam room, regular trash
Before I dispose of a lab/blood vial, what do I do?
Remove the PHI
Name the 3 different Non-Compatible RCRA Containers
1. Aerosols
2. Oxidizers
3. Corrosives
The sharps container in the room is 3/4 full -- what do you do?
1. Lock the container
2. Place upright in the Red Bin in the Soiled Utility Room
3. Replace with new container and ensure it is locked/secured
How often should the red bags be replaced?
When 3/4 full or at end of week
Where do you dispose of piccolo pipettes?
In the Sharps container as it my penetrate the red bag
Where do you dispose of a used Covid/Flu swab?
Red biohazard bag/bin
Where is expired/unused Hydrogen Peroxide disposed of?
Black RCRA Incompatible - Oxidizers
True or False? You remove the needle off a vaccine before disposing in the sharps container
FALSE -- DO NOT detach needles after use
Name 3 things that fall under Regulated Medical Waste (RMW)
Any liquid or semi-liquid blood, other potentially infectious material (OPIM), any contaminated items, items that are saturated with blood or OPIM, contaminated sharps, pathological or microbiological waste containing blood or OPIM
I need to dispose of a medication, where do I look to check which bin it belongs to?
1. Laminated Sheets on wall in medication room
2. Search the Anchor Index for "Pharmaceutical/Medical Supply Disposal Segregation List"
After I perform the UA Bi-Monthly Cleaning -- where do I dispose of the alcohol?
se paper towels to soak up the diluted alcohol to aid evaporation. The paper towels can be placed in regular trash containers.
Name 3 things that belong in the Compatible RCRA Containers (Blue Bin)
A patient wants to dispose their used Wegovy pens in clinic, what do you do?
Crossover Health generally prohibits the acceptance, handling, or disposal of household-generated medical waste produced by patients, in accordance with applicable regulatory guidelines.
Members will be referred to appropriate local community resources (e.g., pharmacies, recycling facilities) for the safe and compliant disposal of medical and environmental waste.
What does OPIM stand for?
Other Potentially Infectious Materials
Where are used/expired McKesson UA strips disposed of?
Regular Trash