How much medical waste is contained in the package or container?

If the quantity of medical waste is less than one bag on the day when it is produced in the department, when it does not reach 3/4 of the packaging or container, the medical waste must also be cleared daily (all medical wastes are collected in the temporary storage room on the same day).

Article 17 of the Regulations on the Management of Medical Wastes: Medical and health institutions shall establish temporary storage facilities and equipment for medical wastes, and shall not store medical wastes in the open air; The temporary storage time of medical wastes shall not exceed 2 days.

Measures for the management of medical waste in medical and health institutions? Article 16: The transport personnel shall transport the medical waste from the place where the medical waste is generated to the temporary storage place designated internally according to the specified time and route every day.

Preventive measures of medical waste

1. According to the standards and warning labels for special packages and containers for medical wastes, medical wastes are placed in yellow plastic containers and carefully checked for damage.

2. Medical wastes shall be collected according to the classification of medical wastes and shall not be mixed.

3. Isolate the domestic garbage of infectious patients in infectious garbage and seal it with double yellow plastic bags.

4. Warning signs and labels (labels indicate: production unit, production date, category and remarks) are attached to the outer surface of each package and container containing medical wastes.