Medical Waste Disposal

Hantering av medicinskt avfall

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