Medical waste is categorized as infectious waste, pathological waste, injurious waste, pharmaceutical waste and chemical waste.
Infectious Waste
Infectious waste refers to medical waste that carries pathogenic microorganisms that pose a risk of spreading infectious diseases. Like cotton balls, cotton swabs, drainage tampons, gauze and other various dressings. After the use of single-use sanitary products, single-use medical supplies and disposable medical equipment. Discarded blood, serum, etc.
Pathological waste
Pathological waste refers to the diagnosis and treatment process of human waste and medical laboratory animal carcasses. Such as surgery and other diagnosis and treatment process generated by the discarded human tissue, organs, medical laboratory animal tissues, carcasses and so on.
Injurious waste
Injurious waste refers to the ability to stab or cut the human body discarded medical sharps. Such as medical needles, suture needles, various types of medical sharps, slides, glass test tubes, glass ampoules and so on.
Drug waste
Drug waste refers to the expiration date, elimination, deterioration or contamination of the discarded drugs. For example, antibiotics, over-the-counter drugs, etc.. Discarded vaccines, blood products, etc.
Chemical waste
Chemical waste refers to discarded chemicals that are toxic, corrosive, flammable and explosive. For example: medical imaging room, laboratory waste chemical reagents. Discarded chemical disinfectants such as peroxyacetic acid and glutaraldehyde. Discarded mercury sphygmomanometer, mercury thermometer.