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Hi all,
I recently was hanging out in a metro hospital with my Dad, who happens to have VRE. I noticed that the waste bin in his room was not a clinical waste bin and that the waste generated in the room was just being regarded as general waste. There is not much in the literature that I could find about evidence that waste from rooms with patients positive for MRO are an infectious risk. Infact, I found the opposite : The risks associated with sharps injuries are well recognised and quantified (CDC 2013). However the same cannot be said about individuals acquiring a significant infection from contact with non-sharps clinical waste. In fact, existing research has shown that hospital clinical waste is no more infective than general household waste(Collins & Kennedy 1992; Phillips 1999). In Pandur, Raylee A. Clinical waste in home healthcare: Navigating the swamp [online]. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, Vol. 22, No. 3, Sep 2014: 39. Availability: ISSN: 2202-7114. [cited 19 Aug 16].2014 industry code of practice for the management of biohazardous waste (including clinical & related wastes)7 Ed’s definition of biohazardous waste (h) Waste from patients known to have, or suspected of having a communicable disease. P4.
So my question is, what are you all doing? Do you treat waste form patients with MRO’s rooms as clinical or general?
I look forward to hearing from you!
KellyKelly Barton
Infection Prevention & Control OfficerStaff Immunisation Clinics:
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General waste unless it meets the criteria for clinical (blood body fluids etc.):) Have a great weekend!
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Rachel Thomson
Nurse Unit ManagerInfection Prevention & Control Unit
Royal Hobart Hospital
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Hobart, 7000Hi all,
I recently was hanging out in a metro hospital with my Dad, who happens to have VRE. I noticed that the waste bin in his room was not a clinical waste bin and that the waste generated in the room was just being regarded as general waste. There is not much in the literature that I could find about evidence that waste from rooms with patients positive for MRO are an infectious risk. Infact, I found the opposite : The risks associated with sharps injuries are well recognised and quantified (CDC 2013). However the same cannot be said about individuals acquiring a significant infection from contact with non-sharps clinical waste. In fact, existing research has shown that hospital clinical waste is no more infective than general household waste(Collins & Kennedy 1992; Phillips 1999). In Pandur, Raylee A. Clinical waste in home healthcare: Navigating the swamp [online]. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, Vol. 22, No. 3, Sep 2014: 39. Availability: ISSN: 2202-7114. [cited 19 Aug 16].2014 industry code of practice for the management of biohazardous waste (including clinical & related wastes)7 Ed’s definition of biohazardous waste (h) Waste from patients known to have, or suspected of having a communicable disease. P4.
So my question is, what are you all doing? Do you treat waste form patients with MRO’s rooms as clinical or general?
I look forward to hearing from you!
KellyKelly Barton
Infection Prevention & Control OfficerStaff Immunisation Clinics:
1000-1400, 4th Monday of the Month -Mount Beauty
1000-1400, 4th Tuesday of the Month – Bright
1000-1400, 4th Wednesday of the Month – Myrtleford.
Please book an appointment with main reception at the hospital.[vaccine meme]
P Reduce, re-use, recycle. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.
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30 O’Donnell Ave
Myrtleford, 3737.Alpine Health, 30 O’Donnell Av, Myrtleford, Victoria, Australia, 3737 | ph (administration): 03 5751 9300 | fax (administration): 03 5751 9396 |
http://www.alpinehealth.org.au
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