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EXHIBIT 1. <br /> DAMERON HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION <br /> 525 WEST ACACIA STREET <br /> STOCKTON,CALIFORNIA <br /> 4 95203 <br /> INFECTION CONTROL COMMITTEE <br /> POLICY/PROCEDURE <br /> DISPOSAL OF INFECTIOUS (MEDICAL ) WASTE <br /> I . POLICY <br /> A . LABORATORY <br /> 1 . Microbiology <br /> All patient specimens , diagnostic and stock cultures , <br /> and attendant disposable fomites are disposed of as <br /> infectious waste . <br /> 2 . Clinical Laboratory <br /> All clots , serum, body fluids , excretions , secretions;, <br /> their containers and attendant fomites are disposed of <br /> as infectious waste . <br /> 3 . Pathology <br /> All specimens , including recognizable body parts , are <br /> picked up by a contracted service for i.ncinerationa <br /> 4 . Transfusion Service <br /> Expired homologous and autologous blood products will <br /> be picked up by a contracted service for incineration . <br /> B . OBSTETRICS <br /> 1 . Placentas are disposed of as infectious waste. <br /> 2 . Disposable materials contaminated with blood will be <br /> considered infectious waste. <br /> C . SURGERY <br /> Disposable materials contaminated with body fluid , <br /> secretions , and excretions are disposed of as infectious <br /> waste, <br />