As the new office manager for the Family Practice Medical Group, you are respons
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As the new office manager for the Family Practice Medical Group, you are responsible for establishing policies and procedures for maintaining a safe environment for both the staff and patients. Medical waste is an important area that you will be legally responsible for, making sure it is handled safely and appropriately. The four categories of medical waste are: solid waste, chemical waste, radioactive waste, and infectious waste.
Pick one of the categories and post your plan for safe handling of the waste. What types of items would be included in the category? What would your policy say about proper disposal?
Explanation / Answer
1. There are four levels of radioactive wastes- very low / Low / Intermediate/ High level. Except high level, all are non heat emitting. Also they are classified as solid / liquid / gaseous waste. Disposal would depend on this state too.
The disposal plan would include-
treatment of the waste -----> if its reusable, then its reused ------> or disposed into water body, after checking that it would not harm the aquatic life.
Some of the solid waste is first packed in drum to compact the volume and then incinerated. They can be dumped in soil from the area far away from residential area and any water source.
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