• FluTrackers.com Inc. does not provide medical advice. Information on this web site is collected from various internet resources, and the FluTrackers board of directors makes no warranty to the safety, efficacy, correctness or completeness of the information posted on this site by any author or poster. The information collated here is for instructional and/or discussion purposes only and is NOT intended to diagnose or treat any disease, illness, or other medical condition. Every individual reader or poster should seek advice from their personal physician/healthcare practitioner before considering or using any interventions that are discussed on this website. By continuing to access this website you agree to consult your personal physican before using any interventions posted on this website, and you agree to hold harmless FluTrackers.com Inc., the board of directors, the members, and all authors and posters for any effects from use of any medication, supplement, vitamin or other substance, device, intervention, etc. mentioned in posts on this website, or other internet venues referenced in posts on this website.
  • We are not asking for any donations. Do not donate to any entity who says they are raising funds for us.

Ebola Patients Create 440-Gallons Of Medical Waste Per Day

H

hawkeye

Well-known member
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) ? Ebola patients treated in the United States create a staggering amount of medical waste, and some states aren?t sure how to deal with it.

Each Ebola patient generate an average of eight 55-gallon barrels of medical waste per day, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Pieces of protective gear from gloves and gowns to medical instruments, bed sheets, and even mattresses have to be disposed once they?ve been exposed to the pathogen.

The recommended method for destroying the waste from Ebola patients is incineration, but that is illegal in California and some other states.

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/20...-create-440-gallons-of-medical-waste-per-day/
 
Re: Ebola Patients Create 440-Gallons Of Medical Waste Per Day

Seen that the virus is stated to survive for only a few days outside the body, is it really necessary to destroy the protective gear? Why not just put it in isolation for two weeks and then steam/wash it.
It just seems stupid to throw this gear away when it is in such short supply in places such as Africa, and it seems a waste of money besides.
 
Re: Ebola Patients Create 440-Gallons Of Medical Waste Per Day

Unless it's something like anthrax spores, incineration is unnecessary. They could just dump all the contaminated stuff into a big cauldron, boil it for a while, and then dispose of as normal waste.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top