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Collection Sites
The following guidelines must be followed for disposable items designated
for collection
by MEDWorld.
a. Medical supplies opened and unused should be placed in a designated MEDWorld collection container (University of North Carolina Hospitals' Guidelines for Disposal of Regulated Material).
b. Medical supplies (e.g. metal specula, suture sets) that may be contaminated
with blood
or other potentially infectious body fluid must
first be washed with soap and water to remove all organic material. The item should
then be placed in Vesphene or a 1:10 bleach solution for 10 minutes. The
item should then be rinsed and left on a towel to air dry. After drying, it should be placed in
a designated MEDWorld collection container.
c. No used needles or other sharp hollow-bore devices should be
recycled to MEDWorld.
d. Only medical supplies for MEDWorld should be placed in the
MEDWorld disposal
containers. All other medical waste
should be disposed of as outlined in the Guidelines for Disposal of Regulated Medical Waste Policy.”
Approved
by the Hospital Infection Control Committee on April 26, 2000.
For more information about MEDWorld, contact:
Grace Fulton
Email: rwicker@email.unc.edu
Or write us at: |
MEDWorld Warehouse
#1 Ashley Wade Ln / Smith Level Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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