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CROTHALL SERVICES GROUP <br /> Procedure 8.01: Infectious Waste Identification Procedure <br /> Date Issued: 8/1/2008 Sul2ersedes: 1/1/2007 Approved by: Rich Feczko <br /> Purgose: <br /> To Identify all areas that may potentially generate infectious waste. <br /> Procedure: <br /> Infectious waste shall be defined as: <br /> 1. Significant laboratory wastes, Including pathological specimens (which shall Include <br /> all tissue specimens or blood elements, excreta and secretions obtained from <br /> patients or residents) and disposable fomites (which shall Include any substance <br /> which may harbor or transmit pathogenic organisms). <br /> 2. Surgical specimens. <br /> 3. Similar disposable material from outpatient areas and emergency rooms. <br /> 4. All waste materials such as syringes, needles, swabs, soiled dressings, culture plates, <br /> paper towels and used gloves generated In and by the areas listed below, which will <br /> be considered as potentially infectious and handled as Infectious waste. <br /> a. Surgery <br /> b. Labor and Delivery <br /> C. Pathology <br /> d. Laboratory <br /> e. Central Service <br /> f. Lithotripsy <br /> 9. Morgue <br /> h. Designated Isolation Rooms <br /> I. Dialysis <br /> J. Patient Clinics <br /> k. Diagnostic Testing Areas <br /> I. Emergency Department <br /> S. Any item saturated or dripping with blood or body fluids <br /> 6. All material generated from the above areas will be placed in red bags and handled <br /> according to departmental procedures. Make sure to follow the proper handling <br /> procedures for all Chemotheraputic, Pharmaceutical and Pathological waste. <br /> Pollcles and Procedures Manual <br />