Medical waste is divided into five categories, namely: infectious, pathological, injurious, pharmaceutical and chemical waste.
1, by the patient's blood, body fluids, excreta contaminated items, including:①, cotton balls, swabs, drainage tampons, gauze and other various dressings;
②, single-use sanitary products, single-use medical supplies and disposable medical equipment;
③,? Discarded clothing;
④, other items contaminated by the patient's blood, body fluids, excreta.
2, medical institutions admitted to the isolation of infectious disease patients or suspected infectious disease patients generated by the living garbage.
3, pathogen culture media, specimens and strains, viruses, preservation of liquid.
4, a variety of discarded medical specimens.
5, discarded blood, serum.
6, after the use of single-use medical supplies and disposable medical equipment is considered infectious waste.
Expanded:
Medical waste "on the table" difficult to prevent:
December 21, 2016 December 21, Nanjing Qixia Public Security Bureau lasted more than three months, detected the first case of medical waste pollution of the environment in Nanjing, captured three suspects, one of whom was arrested, two were released on bail pending trial. It is reported that they recovered from the hospital infusion tubes, infusion bags and other medical waste after resale, processed into disposable tableware or toys for profit.
Medical waste is different from general waste, it contains a large number of disease-causing microorganisms or isotopes and other harmful substances, was illegally recycled if made into tableware, will be a direct threat to food safety, made of toys and a threat to children's health, but the regulation of the recovery of medical waste but there is a certain degree of difficulty.