Disposal of medical waste in Northeast Florida

 

Hospital serving the needs of a poorer developing society, to work in a cutting-edge medical facility in a much wealthier one. Disposal of medical waste in Northeast Florida  She was braced to overcome a knowledge gap at this world-class facility, and face different day-to-day medical challenges. But when she arrived, she faced a very different culture shock: how the new hospital used plastics.In the operating theatre, devices such as plastic retractors – which are used to hold surgical cuts open – were used once per patient and then thrown away at the end of the procedure to be disposed of as medical waste. In her hospital in the Philippines, the same device would be painstakingly sterilised and reused until it was worn out and beyond repair.Certain materials generated by research lab activities must be disposed of as “regulated medical waste”.  The information presented here will assist you with categorizing, packaging and labeling waste materials that fall into the category of biohazardous or regulated medical waste.