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Infectious Waste & Biohazard Waste
Exam Study Guide 2026 |
Comprehensive Student Review, Safety
Protocols & Practice Questions | A+
Guaranteed
Diseases Caused By Blood-borne Pathogens
----Solution----HIV / AIDS Hepatitis B
biohazard color
----Solution----red
Waste is considered Infectious when it is:
----Solution----Contaminated by an organism that is pathogenic to
healthy humans; The organism is not routinely available in the
environment; and The organism is in significant quantity and virulence
to transmit disease.
PHI ----Solution----Protected Health Information -
confidential individual health information.
All paper (hand written or printed) After visit summary (AVS) sheets
Care-related faxes Check-in/Payment receipts Claims and billing
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records Dietary tickets Encounter lists/ Appointment logs Medical
records Medical referral forms Member coverage and benefits
information Patient menus Patient print out sticker Patient safety
engineering work orders Pharmaceutical prescription forms Patient
care documents/Medication lists Patient questionnaires Post-It sticky
notes Test orders or result printouts Vendor contracts Visit notes Wrist
bands
Medical Waste
----Solution----includes biohazardous waste, pathology waste,
pharmaceutical waste and trace chemotherapy waste.
Materials and devices with any amount of visible fluid blood and/or
otherwise potentially infectious body fluids. Contaminated single use or
disposable speculums without batteries. Speculums with non-removable
batteries are hazardous waste.* Blood transfusion bags and/or tubing.
Flexible walled suction canisters with free flowing liquids, not solidified.
Any waste items with free-flowing body secretion containing blood
components (e.g. urine, stools, pleural, peritoneal, amniotic fluids).
Hazardous Waste
----Solution----specific pharmaceuticals and chemicals
What Is Hazardous Waste? Hazardous waste includes items that are
toxic, flammable, corrosive, or reactive as defined by federal or state
regulations. Hazardous waste must be placed in designated hazardous
waste containers. Do not place hazardous waste in regular trash
containers or medical waste containers. Hazardous waste must be
segregated so that incompatible materials are not mixed together. For
Infectious Waste & Biohazard Waste
Exam Study Guide 2026 |
Comprehensive Student Review, Safety
Protocols & Practice Questions | A+
Guaranteed
Diseases Caused By Blood-borne Pathogens
----Solution----HIV / AIDS Hepatitis B
biohazard color
----Solution----red
Waste is considered Infectious when it is:
----Solution----Contaminated by an organism that is pathogenic to
healthy humans; The organism is not routinely available in the
environment; and The organism is in significant quantity and virulence
to transmit disease.
PHI ----Solution----Protected Health Information -
confidential individual health information.
All paper (hand written or printed) After visit summary (AVS) sheets
Care-related faxes Check-in/Payment receipts Claims and billing
, 2 | Page
records Dietary tickets Encounter lists/ Appointment logs Medical
records Medical referral forms Member coverage and benefits
information Patient menus Patient print out sticker Patient safety
engineering work orders Pharmaceutical prescription forms Patient
care documents/Medication lists Patient questionnaires Post-It sticky
notes Test orders or result printouts Vendor contracts Visit notes Wrist
bands
Medical Waste
----Solution----includes biohazardous waste, pathology waste,
pharmaceutical waste and trace chemotherapy waste.
Materials and devices with any amount of visible fluid blood and/or
otherwise potentially infectious body fluids. Contaminated single use or
disposable speculums without batteries. Speculums with non-removable
batteries are hazardous waste.* Blood transfusion bags and/or tubing.
Flexible walled suction canisters with free flowing liquids, not solidified.
Any waste items with free-flowing body secretion containing blood
components (e.g. urine, stools, pleural, peritoneal, amniotic fluids).
Hazardous Waste
----Solution----specific pharmaceuticals and chemicals
What Is Hazardous Waste? Hazardous waste includes items that are
toxic, flammable, corrosive, or reactive as defined by federal or state
regulations. Hazardous waste must be placed in designated hazardous
waste containers. Do not place hazardous waste in regular trash
containers or medical waste containers. Hazardous waste must be
segregated so that incompatible materials are not mixed together. For
