Svensk definition
Omhändertagande, bortforslande och eliminering av biologiskt, smittsamt, patologiskt och odontologiskt avfall. Avfallet kan vara blod, slem, avlägsnad vävnad, smutsiga bandage och andra material som kräver särskild hantering. Avfallet kan tas omhand på plats eller någon annanstans.
Engelsk definition
Management, removal, and elimination of biologic, infectious, pathologic, and dental waste. The concept includes blood, mucus, tissue removed at surgery or autopsy, soiled surgical dressings, and other materials requiring special control and handling. Disposal may take place where the waste is generated or elsewhere.
Svenska synonymer
Hantering av sjukhusavfall — Hantering av biologiskt avfall
Engelska synonymer
Disposal, Medical Waste — Waste Disposal, Medical — Waste Disposal, Infectious — Disposal, Infectious Waste — Infectious Waste Disposal — Specimen Disposal — Disposal, Specimen — Waste Disposal, Pathological — Disposal, Pathological Waste — Pathological Waste Disposal — Biological Waste Disposal — Waste Disposal, Biological — Biologic Waste Disposal — Disposal, Biologic Waste — Waste Disposal, Biologic — Disposal, Biological Waste