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Common Medical Wastes And How To Treat Them
The creation of medical waste is an unavoidable side-effect of having a health care system.
To put it another way, every time you treat a patient, you can’t help but generate some medical waste. This waste can have severe repercussions for the environment and public health if left untreated, or treated ineffectively. This is why medical waste treatment should be recognized as a vital part of the medical care process.
Medical waste comes in a variety of forms, including; samples and swabs taken from patients, test tubes, syringes, discharged bandages, etc. Medical waste treatment methods include autoclaves, incineration and microwaves. However, these traditional methods have their limitations when it comes to:
Effectiveness / validation of treatment
Sustainability
Cost
Convenience
The Envomed 80 is an on-site medical waste treatment solution that has been engineered to address all of these limitations. We’ll explain how, later in this article.
