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Table 10.3 Quality of clinical waste generated from clinics
Clinics
Clinical wastes
First aid clinics
Ampules, blades, blood waste, broken glasses, expired
drugs, expired fluids, fluid nutritious, gloves, mask, needles,
polyester, scalpels, sharps, surgical dressings, swabs,
syringes, tissue paper, used cotton, used gauze, used rubber
Emergency
Ampules, ascitic fluid, blades, hair, mask, needles, sharps,
surgical dressings, teeth, tissue paper, used cotton, used
gauze
Critical care
Ampules, ascitic fluid, blades, broken glasses, catheters,
gloves, mask, needles, sharps, surgical dressings, syringes,
tissue paper, drugs, used cotton, used gauze, used rubber
Ear, nose, and throat clinic
Used cotton, ampules, blades, blood waste, gloves, mask,
needles, sputum, pus, swabs, syringes, tongue depressor,
used cotton, used gauze
Respiratory diseases clinic
Ampules, ascitic fluid, gloves, mask, respiratory secretions,
saliva, sputum, swabs, syringes, tissue paper, tongue
depressor
Kidney and urinary tract clinic
Ampules, gloves, catheters, drugs, polyester, polyethylene,
surgical dressings, used cotton, used gauze, tissue paper
Blood diseases clinic
Ampules, blood waste, gloves, mask, needles, Pasteur
pipette, surgical dressings, used cotton, used gauze
Heart diseases clinics
Ampules, catheters, gloves, mask, needles, used cotton,
used gauze
Obstetrics and gynecology clinic Abortus, ampules, blood waste, gloves, mask, placentae,
surgical dressings, swabs, syringes, used cotton, used gauze
Surgical clinic
Ampules, blades, blood waste, gloves, scalpels, surgical
dressings, spandex, swabs, syringes, used cotton, used
gauze, chemical wastes, polyester
Internal medicine clinic
Ampules, biopsy tissue, gloves, needles, sharps
Orthopedic clinic
Ampules, blood waste, gloves, needles, scalpels, used
cotton, used gauze
Eye diseases clinic
Gloves, needles, used cotton, used gauze, swabs, sharps
Dermatologist and genital clinic Gloves, hair, mask, nails, needles, scalpels, sharps, skin
biopsy, skin snip, semen, surgical dressings, swabs,
syringes, vaginal scraping
Dental clinics
Teeth, gloves, needles, saliva, sharps, surgical dressings,
swabs, syringes, tongue depressor
Children’s clinic
CSF, gloves, needles, surgical dressings, swabs, syringes,
tongue depressor
Operating room
Catheters, amputated body parts, ampules, excised tumors,
ascitic fluid
Blood waste, gloves, mask, needles, scalpels, sharps,
surgical dressings, swabs, syringes
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Table 10.3 Quality of clinical waste generated from clinics
Clinics
Clinical wastes
First aid clinics
Ampules, blades, blood waste, broken glasses, expired
drugs, expired fluids, fluid nutritious, gloves, mask, needles,
polyester, scalpels, sharps, surgical dressings, swabs,
syringes, tissue paper, used cotton, used gauze, used rubber
Emergency
Ampules, ascitic fluid, blades, hair, mask, needles, sharps,
surgical dressings, teeth, tissue paper, used cotton, used
gauze
Critical care
Ampules, ascitic fluid, blades, broken glasses, catheters,
gloves, mask, needles, sharps, surgical dressings, syringes,
tissue paper, drugs, used cotton, used gauze, used rubber
Ear, nose, and throat clinic
Used cotton, ampules, blades, blood waste, gloves, mask,
needles, sputum, pus, swabs, syringes, tongue depressor,
used cotton, used gauze
Respiratory diseases clinic
Ampules, ascitic fluid, gloves, mask, respiratory secretions,
saliva, sputum, swabs, syringes, tissue paper, tongue
depressor
Kidney and urinary tract clinic
Ampules, gloves, catheters, drugs, polyester, polyethylene,
surgical dressings, used cotton, used gauze, tissue paper
Blood diseases clinic
Ampules, blood waste, gloves, mask, needles, Pasteur
pipette, surgical dressings, used cotton, used gauze
Heart diseases clinics
Ampules, catheters, gloves, mask, needles, used cotton,
used gauze
Obstetrics and gynecology clinic Abortus, ampules, blood waste, gloves, mask, placentae,
surgical dressings, swabs, syringes, used cotton, used gauze
Surgical clinic
Ampules, blades, blood waste, gloves, scalpels, surgical
dressings, spandex, swabs, syringes, used cotton, used
gauze, chemical wastes, polyester
Internal medicine clinic
Ampules, biopsy tissue, gloves, needles, sharps
Orthopedic clinic
Ampules, blood waste, gloves, needles, scalpels, used
cotton, used gauze
Eye diseases clinic
Gloves, needles, used cotton, used gauze, swabs, sharps
Dermatologist and genital clinic Gloves, hair, mask, nails, needles, scalpels, sharps, skin
biopsy, skin snip, semen, surgical dressings, swabs,
syringes, vaginal scraping
Dental clinics
Teeth, gloves, needles, saliva, sharps, surgical dressings,
swabs, syringes, tongue depressor
Children’s clinic
CSF, gloves, needles, surgical dressings, swabs, syringes,
tongue depressor
Operating room
Catheters, amputated body parts, ampules, excised tumors,
ascitic fluid
Blood waste, gloves, mask, needles, scalpels, sharps,
surgical dressings, swabs, syringes