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Safe Opioid Disposal in Hospice Care
Guidelines & Recommendations Hospice care nurses, doctors and assistants provide care at the most difficult and challenging time in their patient’s lives. The most important part of their job is ensuring that their patient is comfortable, which includes administering medications like opioids to give relief from pain and other symptoms. When the medications are no…
Read MorePPE Pollution: A New Public Health Risk?
Improper Disposal Can Be Dangerous An increasingly growing effect of the pandemic has come to light as people around the world continue to wear masks and use other PPE to guard against infection—PPE pollution. According to one report, people around the world are now using approximately 129 billion face masks and 69 billion plastic-containing gloves.…
Read More8 Things You Should Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine
Understand the Facts & Help Prevent the Spread Federal health agencies have approved the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine and the program to vaccinate Americans has begun throughout the country. As with many other things, there is much discussion about the vaccine on social media, in the news and amongst different groups of people. It’s…
Read MoreTop Ways to Avoid Medical Waste Spills
Tips to Keep You, Your Staff & Your Clients Safe Medical waste spills happen, and when they do, there can be serious consequences. Facilities that generate medical waste are tasked with not only handling it correctly but also with ensuring that they are disposed of safely and without risk to humans, animals and the environment.…
Read MoreGuide to COVID-19 Vaccine Waste
Proper & Safe Disposal Vaccinations for the deadly COVID-19 pandemic have begun to roll out across America and with this, the questions about how to safely dispose of associated waste arise. It’s important for all healthcare facilities that are providing the vaccine to be aware of the proper and safe way to dispose of waste.…
Read MoreWhat Are the Impacts of Improperly Disposing of Medical Waste?
Are You Putting the Environment and Community at Risk? Medical practices and hospitals generate approximately six million tons of waste each year and 15% of that waste is infectious medical waste. And now, with COVID-19 in the mix, the rate of infectious waste is potentially even higher. If not disposed of properly, medical waste can…
Read MoreWhat’s Happening with the COVID-19 Vaccine?
Top Questions & Concerns We’re hearing about it day and night and it’s something that’s on the forefront of most people’s minds—the COVID-19 vaccine. There’s talk that a vaccine will soon be available and if you have questions and concerns, you’re not alone. Although everyone wants to be protected against this deadly virus that has…
Read MoreWhat is a Safety Data Sheet?
Why is it Important for Worker Safety? As a healthcare organization you are responsible for the safety of your staff as well as those who visit your facility. OSHA mandates that all employees are aware of any hazardous chemicals used and stored onsite that they may be exposed to—this is the function of the Safety…
Read MoreAre Your Sharps Containers Mounted Properly?
What’s the Correct Height? Medical facilities typically have numerous sharps containers mounted on the walls throughout their building. These containers house used needles and other sharps that pose a threat of accidental sticks and pricks as well as exposure to bodily fluids and medications. So it makes sense that there are appropriate measures to be…
Read MoreMedical Waste from Funeral Homes
The Importance of Proper Management & Disposal Funeral homes are tasked with caring for deceased people that come from many different places and circumstances. Some have passed away from natural causes and others have died as a result of a disease or illness. Bodies are brought to funeral homes from hospitals, coroner’s offices, homes and…
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