(2019) Safe Disposal of Home Generated Medicine and Sharps, December 13, 2019. Public Health, Department of (Health and Human Services, Department of)
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Abstract
Needles, syringes, injection devices, and lancets are all types of medical implements known “sharps.” The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that each year, 8 million people across the country use more than 3 billion needles, syringes and lancets (also called sharps) to manage medical conditions at home. Home-generated sharps must be properly managed to prevent injury by unintentional sticks or disease transmission. People at the greatest risk of being stuck by used sharps include sanitation and sewage treatment workers, janitors and housekeepers, and children.
| Item Type: | Newsletter |
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| Keywords: | Sharps, Public Health, Health, Medical disposal, Medical |
| Subjects: | Health and medicine > Healthcare Health and medicine > Public health Natural resources and environment > Waste disposal and hazardous sites Public Safety and consumer protection |
| ID Code: | 34970 |
| Deposited By: | Margaret Barr |
| Deposited On: | 23 Dec 2020 17:36 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Dec 2020 17:36 |
| URI: | https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/34970 |