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    What is the disposal of medical waste during the outbreak? Here comes the guide

    • Last Update: 2021-03-11
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    Recently, in order to ensure that the Spring Festival during the epidemic prevention and control is not relaxed, many places are carrying out prevention and control inspection operations, of which the epidemic during the medical waste management problem is one of the focus of spot checks.
    , medical waste management ranked first in the List of Top 10 Punishments for Medical Institutions in 2020.
    The top ten punishment cases of medical institutions in 2020 by the list photo source: equipment home to strengthen the Spring Festival during the medical waste disposal guarantee February 1, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, Guiyang City Ecological Environment Bureau research and inspection of medical waste collection and disposal work to ensure the Spring Festival and the national "two sessions" environmental safety.
    inspection team on-site put forward the following requirements: 1, to strengthen the medical waste collection and disposal protection work, especially the fixed-point hospital medical waste collection and disposal, strict implementation of special line collection and transportation, special joint orders, daily receipt and day clear, to ensure that medical waste on time and safe disposal in accordance with the law.
    2, strictly implement the Solid Waste Pollution Environmental Prevention and Control Law, strengthen the safety of hazardous waste and other special three-year action to check, find hidden dangers timely rectification, and into the hazardous waste "two lists" for management.
    3. All designated hospitals should strengthen the management of the collection and disposal of medical waste, especially the production and disposal of epidemic medical waste, the operation of sewage treatment facilities and the disposal of sludge, strictly implement the management of medical waste bar codes, and ensure that all data on the generation and disposal of medical waste are true and accurate.
    4, all units should strengthen the "two sessions" and the Spring Festival period of hazardous waste (medical waste) environmental safety inspection and duty watch, do a good job of hazardous waste (medical waste) generation, storage, collection and transportation, disposal and other standardized management, to eliminate the occurrence of hazardous waste (medical waste) illegal trade, dumping, disposal and other environmental violations.
    the outbreak period, medical waste collection 3 major requirements February 2, Hubei Province, Shiyan City Housing County Health Bureau issued "on further strengthening the winter and spring neo-crown pneumonia epidemic prevention and control during the medical waste management notice."
    The Notice puts forward three requirements for strengthening the classification and collection of medical waste: 1. The household waste of the remaining personnel shall be treated as medical waste generated by medical institutions in the diagnosis and treatment of new coronary pneumonia patients and suspected patients in fever clinics and areas (rooms), including medical waste and household waste;
    2, medical waste bags to meet the requirements of the standard packaging container medical waste special packaging bags (boxes) should have warning signs on the outer surface, before filling medical waste, should ensure that it is not damaged, no leakage, medical waste collection buckets should be pedal-type and covered.
    medical waste reaches 3/4 of the packing bag (box), effective seal, to ensure that the seal is tight.
    the outbreak, double-decker bags should be used to contain medical waste, goose-neck seals, layered disinfection and sealing.
    3, bag label labeled "new crown" to do a good job of safety collection according to the medical waste category timely classification and collection, to ensure the safety of personnel, control the risk of infection.
    the outer surface of a bag (box) containing medical waste should be contaminated, an additional layer of bag should be added.
    Medical waste generated in contaminated areas should be disinfected with 1000 mg/L chlorine disinfectant on the surface of the bag (box) before leaving the contaminated area (note even spraying) or a layer of medical waste packaging should be added to its outside, and medical waste generated in the clean area shall be disposed of in accordance with conventional medical waste.
    when collecting items such as disposable isolation clothing and protective clothing after use, it is strictly forbidden to squeeze.
    the outbreak, each bag and sharp box should be labeled Chinese, which includes: medical waste generation unit, generation department, generation date, category, and marked as "new crown".
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