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Enumerate four types of wastes that can be produced in hospital. |
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Answer» As per the nomenclature the waste generated includes as follow: 1. General Waste: The waste generated from office, administrative offices, kitchen, laundry and stores. 2. Sharps: Hypodermic needles, needles attached to tubing, scalpel blades, razor, nails, broken glass pieces, etc. 3. Infected waste: Equipment and instruments used for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, waste from surgery like tissues and organs removed and autopsy. 4. Chemical waste: Formaldehyde used for preserving tissues and organs, fixer and developers used in radiology department. Solvents like xylene, acetone, ethanol and methanol used in laboratories. |
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