Every Healthcare Facility generates biomedical waste. There are several different types of biomedical waste and they all have specific protocols on how to handle and dispose of the waste for optimal safety and protection. Regulated medical waste is the most common and includes used needles and syringes, soiled dressing, body parts and laboratory samples. Bio-hazard waste is similar to Regulated medical waste but also includes blood and potentially infectious material. Trace chemotherapy waste includes all the items used in administering chemotherapy such as the tubing, vials, gowns, gloves, syringes and IVs. It's important that every type of biomedical waste is [...]The post What are the Types of Biomedical Waste That Require Disposal? appeared first on Excel Medical Waste.
