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Universal Infection Prevention Practices: Bio-Medical Waste Disposal
Universal Infection Prevention Practices: Bio-Medical Waste Disposal
Prevention Practices
Hand Washing
Use of
protective
attire
Ensuring general
cleanliness
(walls, floors,
toilets and surroundings)
Waste Disposal
Bio-Medical
Waste Disposal
1. Segregation
2. Disinfection
4. Safe disposal
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Used mutilated
catheters, I.V bottles
and tubes, syringes,
disinfected plastic
gloves, other plastic
material
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Black Bag
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Red Bag
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Yellow Bag
All plastic bags should be properly sealed, labeled and audited before disposal
All needles/sharps/I.V.
cannulae/broken ampules/
blades in puncture proof
container
PEP
Liquid Medical
Waste (LMW) Disposal
l Avoid splashing
To be given in case
of accidental
exposure to blood
and body fluid of
HIV +ve woman