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What instruction covers management of infectious waste?
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BUMEDINST 6280.1
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Which TWO categories are waste from patient diagnosis, treatment, or immunization subdivided into?
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Infectious & noninfectious.
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Commanders, commanding officers, and officers in charge shall comply with which regulations pertaining to infectious waste?
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State and local regulations or status of forces agreements.
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Examples of noninfectious waste.
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Diapers, facial tissues, and sanitary napkins. Absorbent materials containing very small amounts of blood or other body fluids.
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Define Infectious waste:
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Liquid or solid waste containg pathogens in sufficient numbers and sufficient virulence to cause in fection in susceptible hosts exposed to the waste.
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Examples of infectious waste.
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Sharpes, Microbiology waste from cultures, Liquid or semi-liquid blood or other potentially infectious body fluids, pathological wastes, stuff from isolation rooms.
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Where should infectious waste be separated from noninfectious waste?
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At it's point of origin.
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Sharps should be segregated in which manor?
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Put into a rigid, puncture resistant sharps container, labeled or color coded.
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How do you package and handle anatomical pathology?
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Place into double-wall corrugated boxes or equivalent rigid container that is double lined with plastic bags.
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Unless prohibited by State or local regulations blood, suctioned fluids, or other potentially infectious liquid waste may be decanted in what kind of sinks?
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Clinical sinks.
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What is the action known as when absorbent materials which form a semirigid gel when added to liquids called?
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Gelatinization.
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Except in States with stricter requirements, limit storage of infectious waste without refrigeration to how long?
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7 days.
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Where should infectious waste be stored at?
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In a designated storage area located at or near the treatment or transport site.
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What shall be clearly visible on the outside of the infectious waste storage area?
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The universal biohazard symbol and the word "BIOHAZARD".
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Which regulations should you refer to when transporting infectious waste?
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Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, or status of forces agreements.
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Before compacting or grinding infectious waste shall be?
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Sterilized and rendered noninfectious.
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Any new treatment techniques submitted for approval shall be acceptable to local regulating authorities, shall have scientific evidence of efficacy for how long?
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A minimum of 2 years.
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When developing a practical system to monitor disposal of infectious waste this system shall include?
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Date, type of waste, amount, and disposition.
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When will employees with occupational exposure to infectious waste receive training?
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At the time of initial assignment, and annually, thereafter.
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When should infectious waste spills be cleaned up?
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Immediately.
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What is an appropriate agent to use after removing blood and body fluid spills?
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An environmental protection agency approved disinfectant or a solution of household bleach diluted 1:10 with clear water.
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For effective sterilization, the temperature must be maintained at?
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121 degrees C for at least 90 minutes, at 15 PSI.
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What kind of spore strips must be used weekly to test the sterilization process?
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Bacillus Stearothermophilus.
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