Leaflet In Service Education Program on Bio Medical Waste plan -word file use for ISE made by Sonal Patel

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Prepared By:
OBG, And Community Student
J. G College Of Nursing
Ahmedabad
 Nurses are responsible and accountable for
professional behavior. This involves the
application of the nursing process and
cooperation with other concerned authorities
within the legislation affecting the practice of
nursing.
 Ensure that all surfaces come in contact with
the chemical.
 Change the chemical solution frequently, or at
least once a day.
 Always handle the waste with gloves and
masks, apron and boots must be used if
splashing is expected.
 Use sharp decontaminating units made up of solid
plastic puncture-proofmaterial on the outside and
inner perforated container with handles filled with
one third hypochlorite solution.
 Disinfectant the waste so that it is no longer a
source of pathogenic organisms.
 Reduce the bulk in order to reduce requirement for
storage and transportation.
 Make the waste unrecognizable for aesthetic
reasons.
 Make recyclable items unusable,for example,
cuting up syringes and damage the needles.
 Recycling infectious plastic waste can be
considered only after adequate
disinfection/sterilization.
 Disposable items, such as gloves, syringes,and the
like, should be mutilated after use to prevent illegal
packing and reuse.
 Needles, syringes and other sharp instruments and
objects should be placed in a puncture-resistant
plastic/metal container at the workstation.
Biomedical Waste Management
NURSES ROLE AND
RESPONSIBILITY IN BMW
MANAGEMENT
BMW MANAGEMENT PROCESS:

2. - It is defined as “any waste, which is generated
during the diagnosis, treatment or
immunization of animals or research activity
there to or in the production or testing of
biological or in health camps, including the
categories mentioned in schedule.”
Major Sources
 Govt. Hospital/private hospitals/nursing
homes/dispensaries.
 Primary health centers
 Medical Colleges and Research
centers/paramedic services.
 Veterinary colleges and animal research centers.
 Blood banks/ mortuaries/autopsy centers.
 Biotechnology institutions.
 Production units.
Hazardous (10-25%)
Infectious (15-18%)
-Non-sharp
-Sharps
-Plastic Disposables
-Liquid wastes
Other Hazardous (5-
7% )
-Radioactive waste
-DiscardedGlass
-PressurizedContainers
-Chemical Waste
-Cytotoxic Waste
-Incinerator Ash
Minor Sources
 Physicians/dentists’ clinics
 Animal houses/slaughter houses
 Blood donation camps
 Vaccination camps
 Acupuncturists/psychiatric clinics/cosmetic piercing
 Funeral services
 Institutions for disabled persons
Spills of blood/infectious body fluids can be common
occurrence in health care settings.
1) Personal Protective Equipments:
 Rubber gloves
 Safety goggles
 Mask
 Apron
 Disposable shoe cover
2) Old News Paper /Blotting Paper /
Absorbant Material:
3) A bottle ofsodium hypochlorite solution :
4) Mop cloth:
5) Yellowand Red plastic bags with bio –
hazard logo for waste collection:
 WHAT IS BIO MEDICAL WASTE?
 CLASSIFICATION OF BMW
 SOURCES OF BMW
 CATEGORIES WITH TREATMENT:
 SPILL KIT:
 MANAGEMENT OF A SPILL