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fPOLICY and PROCEDURE <br /> FACILITY: POLICY NUMBER: <br /> Vista Ray Conxaaeaceat.'dospatal <br /> DATE EFFECTIVE: DATE REVISED: <br /> May 1987 Januar -26 1988 <br /> SUBJECT : INFECTIOUS WASTE <br /> POLICY : To provide a sanitary method of containment <br /> and disposal ®f infe-c.tious waste . <br /> DEFINITION : Infectious waste is any substance which may <br /> harbor or transmit pathogenic organisms . <br /> These are : <br /> 1 . All tissues , specimens or blood <br /> elements , excreta and secretions <br /> obtained from patients . <br /> 2. Any disposable product that comes <br /> in contact with the patient . <br /> 3. Equipment , instruments , utensils <br /> and fomites of a disposable nature , <br /> from the rooms of patients with <br /> suspected or diagnosed communicable <br /> disease requiring isolation . <br /> STORAGE : 1. White garbage cans labeled " INFECTIOUS <br /> WASTE" are located in each utility room. <br /> They are lined with red plastic bags <br /> marked infectious waste . They are secure- <br /> ly tied and deposited in the designated <br /> storage area on Station II daily by the <br /> housekeeping staff. <br /> 2 . The designated infectious waste storage <br /> area is located on hall five , Station II . <br /> This locked room is identified by the red <br /> and white sign which reads in English and <br /> Spanish : CAUTION- INFECTIOUS WASTE STORAGE <br /> AREA, UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS KEEP OUT . " <br /> 1 y'C,9 5 11 - <br /> 1 C� m� rrniie a®c II . <br /> PROCEDURE : 1 All infectious waste will be put into a <br /> red plastic bag at the bedside as generated . <br /> 2 . It is securely tied anlaced in the in- <br /> fectious waste garbage in the utility <br /> '" room, or taken directly to the designated <br />