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P.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – COMMON PAPER
THIRD SEMESTER – NOV 2006
AG 10
BI 3925 - BIOMEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
Date & Time : 08-11-2006/9.00-12.00
Dept. No.
Max. : 100 Marks
PART A
Answer ALL the Questions
10 X 2 = 20
1) What is the modern approach to marketing of hospital services?
2) Why should we not include PVC plastic waste in superheat steam terilization?
3) Write a note on boiling-water sterlizers.
4) When does accidental inoculations occur?
5) Define innate immunity.
6) Describe the importance of colour coding in specification of materials in hospitals.
7) What are waste sharps?
8) Comment on zoonotic disease waste.
9) Distinguish soiled waste from solid waste.
10) List out the features of good biomedical waste disposal system.
PART B
Answer ANY FOUR of the following
4X10=40
11) Highlight the responsibilities of a house keeping department in hospital.
12) ‘An essential feature in the development of an infectious disease is the initial
transport of the pathogen to the host’. Justify.
13) What are the occupational risks associated with the use of strong acids and bases
in chemical laboratories.
14) Bring out the strategies for radioactive waste management in hospitals.
15) What is gentotoxic waste? Mention their sources and effects on public health,
16) Explain the protocol for chemical disinfection.
PART C
Answer any TWO of the following
2X10 = 20
17) Discuss in detail the method to use incinerators in biomedical waste management.
18) Describe the role of Waste Manangement Committee in a health care institution.
Add a note on the need of coordination between the hospitals and other agencies.
19) Give a detailed account on the classification, sources and composition of
biomedical wastes.
20) Explain in detail the phenomenon of waste minimization.
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