On Sun, 24 Feb 2019, 01:24 Graeme Fitzpatrick,
wrote:
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> Bins in public areas (parks, public toilets etc) are intended to have
> syringes, with needles attached, disposed of into them. I guess someone
> could also put an ampoule in there, but I don't think most people
> (hopefully) using these
On Sun, 24 Feb 2019 at 02:28, Markus wrote:
> Do you or someone else happen to know what is allowed to throw into a bin
> labelled 'syringes'? I would have guessed needles and ampoules, but no
> other sharp waste such as scalpels.
>
Bins in public areas (parks, public toilets etc) are intended
On Tue, 19 Feb 2019, 09:39 Joseph Eisenberg,
wrote:
> I’m a physician. Sharps boxes are designed for safe disposal of all sharp
> medical waste, whether a scalpel, needle or broken glass.
>
Thanks for your confirmation.
Syringes are not sharp. It’s the needle (which may be attached to a
>
I’m a physician. Sharps boxes are designed for safe disposal of all sharp
medical waste, whether a scalpel, needle or broken glass.
I asked a British doctor, and she confirms that “sharps” is also the
correct term in England.
Syringes are not sharp. It’s the needle (which may be attached to a
On Sun, 17 Feb 2019 at 23:10, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote:
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> So, would waste=sharps be an acceptable term?
According to Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharps_waste),
sharps waste includes:
* Hypodermic needles
* Disposable scalpels and blades
* Contaminated glass and some plastics
Carrying on from where it was raised under Medicine Disposal
On Sat, 16 Feb 2019 at 18:56, Markus wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Feb 2019, 00:59 Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote:
>
>>
>> Would =drugs also apply to sharps bins for needle disposal?
>>
>> I would think they should have their own tag? (or is there
