Yellow disposal – Things that require INCINERATION in a suitably licensed facility
Orange disposal – May be treated
Needs rendered safe
ATPs alternative treatment plans
May be also incinerated
Purple disposal – Cytostatic waste
Needs incineration
Yellow/black disposal – Offensive hygiene waste
Requires landfill or municipal incineration in a suitably permitted licensed facility
Red disposal – Anatomical waste for incineration
Requires incineration
Black disposal – Minimum treatment landfill
Municipal incineration/energy from waste or other municipal waste process
Recycled should be separated
Blue disposal – Medicinal waste for incineration
Number of Pressure ulcer categories – 4 categories
Category 1 pressure ulcer – Painful, soft, warmer or cooler, difficult to detect
Category 2 of pressure ulcer – Loss of dermis, pink wound bed, shiny ulcer without
slough/bruising
Category 3 of pressure ulcer – Full thickness tissue loss
Subcutaneous fat visible
Slough/ undermining present
Category 4 of pressure ulcer – Full thickness tissue loss
Exposed bones
Tendon muscles
ABC Method – Airway/ breathing/ circulation
ABC method procedure – 30:2
30 compressions/ 2 rescue breaths
100/120 times per minute
Compression in CENTRE of the LOWER HALF of the STERNUM. Press down 5-6 cm