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Sharps Handling and Disposal Page 2 of 5 <br />Nursing -Emergency Department, <br />Nursing -Home Health, <br />Nursing -Labor & Delivery, <br />Nursing-Medical/Surgical, <br />Nursing-Mother/Baby, <br />Nursing -NICU, <br />Nursing -Pediatrics, <br />Nursing -Telemetry, <br />Nutritional Services, <br />Occupational Health, <br />Patient Accounting, <br />Patient Relations, <br />Payroll, <br />Perfusion Services, <br />Pharmacy, <br />Pharmacy-Linacia, <br />Plant Operations/Maintenance, <br />Public Relations, <br />Purchasing, <br />Quality Management, <br />Department: Rehabilitation Services - <br />Inpatient, <br />Rehabilitation Services - <br />Outpatient, <br />Respiratory Therapy, <br />Risk Management, <br />Safety Management, <br />Security, <br />Social Services, <br />Staff Development/Medical <br />Education, <br />Surgery -Inpatient, <br />Surgery -Outpatient, <br />Surgery -PACU, <br />Surgery -Pre -Admit, <br />Surgery -Pre -Op, <br />Surgery -Sterile Processing, <br />Utilization Management, <br />Volunteer Services, <br />Warehouse, <br />Contributing <br />Departments: <br />Wound Care <br />Manual: Safety & Security Management, Manual Hazardous Materials & Waste <br />Category/Chapter: Management, <br />Policy & Procedure Authorization <br />Primary Owner: Linda Knowles/Dameron <br />Marlene Flynn/Dameron <br />Owner(s): Linda Knowles/Dameron <br />Jeremy Mcllvain/Dameron <br />Restricted to Groups: <br />Policy & Procedure Body <br />I. Policy: <br />Sharps will be handled and disposed of in a manner as to prevent injury to the healthcare personnel. <br />Sharps waste is to be contained separately from other wastes at the point of generation. <br />II. Purpose: <br />http://dhaltsO l /Policy/Policy.nsf/0/2011 CC 13A41 C 1 F2288257A07005427DF?OpenDocu... 9/10/2012 <br />