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Enumerate 5 types of hospital wastes and against each indicate possible treatment methods

Enumerate 5 types of hospital wastes and against each indicate possible treatment methods.

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Jim
a)Body fluids waste-this includes fluids such as blood, urine,semen, vaginal secretions, amniotic fluid, saliva including others.This can be properly treated through enforced government regulations and policies for disposal.
b)Microbiological waste-this includes cultures and stocks that are mainly composed of infectious agents and associated microorganisms and also biological.This is a form of waste that can be treated by introducing healthcare facility laboratories to maintain the capability of destroying discarded cultures and stocks on-site.
c)Sharps waste-this generalizes things such as needles and scapel blades or simply anything that can puncture the skin.This can be controlled through special handling and packaging before disposal for burning in long chimneys.
d)Pathological or anatomical wastes- this includes the human parts, skins and organs or the trauma or other hospital procedures such as surgery.This should be controlled through either incineration or interment for pathological waste.
e)Isolation wastes-this is wastes that are discarded to prevent spread of communicable diseases.This can be controlled through proper disposal at controlled sites.
jim items answered the question on October 13, 2018 at 13:25

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