HOW TO MANAGE HOW TO MANAGE HOSPITAL WASTE MOH HOSPITAL WASTE MOH

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BYBYDR ANJUM HASHMIDR ANJUM HASHMI

MBBS,CCS(USA),MPHMBBS,CCS(USA),MPHINFECTION CONTROL DIRECTOR INFECTION CONTROL DIRECTOR

MCH,NAJRANMCH,NAJRAN

PURPOSEPURPOSE

• To prevent the environment from being a reservoir and vehicle for the spread of microorganisms involved in HAIs and to guide the handling of contaminated solid and liquid waste material.

DEFINITIONDEFINITION

• Health Care Waste are waste that may or may not cause contamination or infection if not handled or dispose properly.

APPLICABILITYAPPLICABILITY • To all medical , Nursing,

Housekeeping and other non medical staff.

WHAT IS A MEDICAL WASTE?WHAT IS A MEDICAL WASTE?

Medical waste includes all wastes that are generated from any types of health care institutions, including hospitals, clinics, doctor’s, offices and medical laboratories.

Where to dispose waste in hospitalWhere to dispose waste in hospital• Regular waste in black bag• Infected waste in yellow bag having biohazard sign.• Sharp waste in Yellow sharp container.• Pathological waste in Red bag having biohazard sign.• Cytotoxic & Genotoxic Waste in Yellow bag. • Chemotherapy sharp Yellow sharp container

Continuous training and education of HCWs on Continuous training and education of HCWs on Proper waste Disposal is need of timeProper waste Disposal is need of time

Infected WasteInfected WasteAny disposable material Any disposable material contaminated with body fluidcontaminated with body fluid Dispose in yellow bagDispose in yellow bag

Infected WasteInfected WasteAny disposable material Any disposable material Contaminated with blood Contaminated with blood Dispose in yellow bagDispose in yellow bag

Infected WasteInfected WasteDiapers / Under pads spoiled Diapers / Under pads spoiled with urine, faces and bloodwith urine, faces and blood Dispose in yellow bagDispose in yellow bag

Infected WasteInfected Waste

Blood & Body fluid bagsBlood & Body fluid bags Dispose in yellow bagDispose in yellow bag

Infected WasteInfected WasteDisposable Blood in yellow bagDisposable Blood in yellow bagcontainercontainer

Infected WasteInfected WasteCatheters and Urine bagsCatheters and Urine bags Dispose in yellow bagDispose in yellow bag

Infected WasteInfected WasteUsed PPE (Personal Used PPE (Personal

protective equipments) protective equipments) DisposeDispose in yellow bag

Infected WasteInfected Waste

Blood soiled tissue paper, gauze piece, Blood soiled tissue paper, gauze piece, used dressing used dressing

Dispose in yellow bagDispose in yellow bag

Infected WasteInfected Waste

Contaminated endotracheal Contaminated endotracheal & feeding tubes& feeding tubes

Dispose in yellow bagDispose in yellow bag

Infected WasteInfected WasteWound drains and SyringesWound drains and Syringes

contaminated with blood and contaminated with blood and body fluid without needlesbody fluid without needles

Dispose in yellow bagDispose in yellow bag

Infected WasteInfected WasteContaminated disposable lab Contaminated disposable lab

plastic bottles and other plastic bottles and other containerscontainers

Dispose in yellow bagDispose in yellow bag

Non Hazardous Waste Non Hazardous Waste IV tubing and syringes without IV tubing and syringes without blood or body blood or body fluid contaminationfluid contamination

Dispose in black bagDispose in black bag

Non Hazardous Waste Non Hazardous Waste

Plastic medication bottles and bagsPlastic medication bottles and bagsDispose in black bagDispose in black bag

Non Hazardous Waste Non Hazardous Waste Tissue &office paperTissue &office paper

& newspaper& newspaperDispose in black bagDispose in black bag

Non Hazardous Waste Non Hazardous Waste Cells, Batteries, Pen, PencilsCells, Batteries, Pen, Pencils

or any office itemor any office item Dispose in black bagDispose in black bag

Non Hazardous Waste Non Hazardous Waste

Diaper & under pads with Diaper & under pads with no contaminationno contamination

Dispose in black bagDispose in black bag

Non Hazardous Waste Non Hazardous Waste Food Items, water and drink

containers Dispose in black bagDispose in black bag

Non Hazardous Waste Non Hazardous Waste IV set without needle & IV set without needle & ventilator tubing ventilator tubing without blood or body without blood or body fluid Contamination fluid Contamination

Dispose in black bagDispose in black bag

SHARP WASTESHARP WASTE

Used or unused Syringes, butterfly needles, Used or unused Syringes, butterfly needles, lumber puncture & cannula needleslumber puncture & cannula needles

Dispose in Sharp Container Dispose in Sharp Container

SHARP WASTESHARP WASTE

Broken glass, bottles, pipettesBroken glass, bottles, pipettes Dispose in Sharp Container Dispose in Sharp Container

SHARP WASTESHARP WASTEUsed & unused Lancets, scalpels, Used & unused Lancets, scalpels, scissors, ampoules, glass slides and scissors, ampoules, glass slides and slide covers. slide covers.

Dispose in Sharp ContainerDispose in Sharp Container

SHARP WASTESHARP WASTEUsed & unused laboratory glass Used & unused laboratory glass specimen tubes, capillary tubes & specimen tubes, capillary tubes & reagent bottlesreagent bottles

Dispose in Sharp ContainerDispose in Sharp Container

Pathological WastePathological WasteShould be kept in refrigeration until handed according to Islamic fatwa

No 8099 dated 21 Safar 1405 H

Human body parts & placentaHuman body parts & placenta Dispose in Red bagDispose in Red bag

Cytotoxic & Genotoxic WasteCytotoxic & Genotoxic Waste

All chemotherapy medicine All chemotherapy medicine items, specimen tubes.items, specimen tubes.

Dispose in Yellow bag Dispose in Yellow bag

Cytotoxic & Genotoxic WasteCytotoxic & Genotoxic WasteChemotherapy needles, syringes, Chemotherapy needles, syringes, iv catheter, iv catheter, sutures, broken glassessutures, broken glasses& scalpels& scalpels

Chemotherapy Chemotherapy Sharps ContainerSharps Container

IMPORTANCE OF CLEAN IMPORTANCE OF CLEAN ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT

• Remember, protecting our environment is about protecting our self.

• Let us join together to protect our health and our communities, so that all of us can enjoy a healthy and prosperous life in future.

THANK YOUTHANK YOU