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0 0 <br /> Medical Wastes Management Plan <br /> Glossary <br /> The tollowin, etre a description of the classes of re,,ulated»tedical wastes esrablished bY EPA: <br /> Cultures and Stocks Cultures and stocks of infectious agents and associated biologi- <br /> cals including: cultures from medical and pathological laborato- <br /> ries: cultures and stocks of infectious agents from research and <br /> industrial laboratories;wastes from the production of biologicals; <br /> discarded live and attenuated vaccines, and culture dishes and <br /> devices used to transfer, inoculate, and mix cultures. <br /> Pathological Wastes Human pathological wastes, including tissues, organs, and body <br /> parts and body fluids that are removed during surgery or autopsy <br /> or other medical procedures, and specimens n body fluids and <br /> their containers. <br /> Human Blood and Blood Products Liquid waste human blood; products of blood; items saturated <br /> and/or dripping with human blood; or items that were saturated <br /> and/or dripping with human blood that are now caked with dried <br /> human blood including serum, plasma, and other blood compo- <br /> nents,and their containers,which were used or intended for use in <br /> either patient care,testing and laboratory analysis,or the develop- <br /> ment of pharmaceuticals. Intravenous bags are also included in <br /> this category. <br /> Sharps Sharps that have been used in animal or human patient care or <br /> treatment or in medical,research,or industrial laboratories.These <br /> include hypodermic needles, syringes (with or without the at- <br /> tached needle), pasteur pipettes, scalpel blades, blood vials, <br /> needles with attached tubing, and culture dishes (regardless of <br /> presence of infectious agents). Also included are other types of <br /> broken or unbroken glassware that were in contact with infectious <br /> agents, such as used slides and cover slips. <br /> Animal Waste Contaminated animal carcasses, body parts. and bedding of ani- <br /> mals that were known to have been exposed to infectious agents <br /> during research (including research in veterinary hospitals).pro- <br /> duction of biologicals. or testing of pharmaceuticals. <br /> Isolation Wastes Biological waste and discarded materials contaminated with <br /> blood. excretion. exudates. or secretions from humans who are <br /> isolated to protect others from certain highly communicable <br /> diseases. or isolated animals known to be infected with highly <br /> communicable diseases. <br /> Glossarc—Medical Waste Manasement Plan B--, <br />