Which items should be disposed of in the Red Biohazard Bag?

Which items should be disposed of in the Red Biohazard Bag?

• A. Water bottles
• B. Sharps container, blood, and bodily fluids contaminated with blood
• C. Normal waste
• D. Recyclables

Answer: (B)

Red biohazard bags are for infectious medical waste—any item that has blood or bodily fluids on it and could transmit pathogens. When care activities generate waste saturated with blood or fluids, it belongs in the red bag so it can be treated and disposed of by the proper medical-waste process. Water bottles, normal waste, and recyclables aren’t contaminated with blood and don’t belong in red bags. The sharps container is a separate, puncture-resistant container for needles and other sharp items; the waste inside or resulting from sources contaminated with blood should be handled through the appropriate regulated medical waste pathway, which aligns with disposing contaminated materials in the red bag.

Red biohazard bags are for infectious medical waste—any item that has blood or bodily fluids on it and could transmit pathogens. When care activities generate waste saturated with blood or fluids, it belongs in the red bag so it can be treated and disposed of by the proper medical-waste process. Water bottles, normal waste, and recyclables aren’t contaminated with blood and don’t belong in red bags. The sharps container is a separate, puncture-resistant container for needles and other sharp items; the waste inside or resulting from sources contaminated with blood should be handled through the appropriate regulated medical waste pathway, which aligns with disposing contaminated materials in the red bag.