More information on medical waste. This time I will concentrate in class. Present today are 7 and Class I and II. 1. Class I or General Waste: Waste no specific type of pollution, which present no risk of infection or the inside or outside of health facilities They are similar to urban waste, ie not specific to hospital activity and can be treated and disposed of as any urban waste. They are in this group newspapers, flowers, waste cooking, gardening paper, plastic containers, etc.. No specific contamination. No risk of infection. Are generated where it is not properly performing medical services (cafeteria, kitchen, office, etc.). 2.Biomedical Waste Class II or Urban Asimilares to: Any waste produced as a result of hospital activity that does not belong to any group of plant protection residues defined in Annex First, that is, not classified as Special Biomedical Waste or Class III. Michael Shvo Such waste includes: -Textiles stained with body fluids (disposable bedding, mattress covers, absorbent pads). -Bandages, cotton used, compresses material cures, dressings and plasters. -Containers of blood serum and empty. -Empty urine bags, equipment leaks, tubes, catheters. Single-use equipment to collect bodily fluids. Bags of blood-plasma, medication vials, colostomy bags. -Ethylene oxide cartridge for disposal. -Includes other residues such as dialysis filters, nozzles, tubes, bandages, gauze, surgical gloves and other disposables, blood bags empty and whose risk of infection is limited within the health centers. All information was taken from: Training courses CSIT: DUE Opposition to item 22. Rebeca Castellanos