Environmental health: biomedical waste glassware: practice question

A PSM question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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PSM · Environmental health: biomedical waste glassware

Sample item

In a hospital under the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules 2016, where should discarded glass ampoules and broken medicine vials be placed?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Blue cardboard box with a blue marking

Under the 2016 Rules, glassware including broken or discarded vials and ampoules goes into a puncture-proof blue cardboard box, which is sent for disinfection and recycling. Sharps such as needles go into the white translucent container, anatomical waste into yellow bags and contaminated plastics into red bags.

Option by option

  • A. Red plastic bag

    Red bags are for contaminated recyclable plastics such as tubing and catheters.

  • B. Blue cardboard box with a blue marking (correct)

    Correct. Glassware goes into a blue cardboard box with a blue marking.

  • C. Yellow plastic bag

    Yellow bags are for anatomical, soiled and expired medicine waste for incineration.

  • D. White translucent puncture-proof container

    White containers are for sharps such as needles and scalpel blades.

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What is the answer to this PSM question?

The best answer is B, Blue cardboard box with a blue marking. Under the 2016 Rules, glassware including broken or discarded vials and ampoules goes into a puncture-proof blue cardboard box, which is sent for disinfection and recycling.

Why is "Red plastic bag" not the answer?

Red bags are for contaminated recyclable plastics such as tubing and catheters.

Why is "Yellow plastic bag" not the answer?

Yellow bags are for anatomical, soiled and expired medicine waste for incineration.

Why is "White translucent puncture-proof container" not the answer?

White containers are for sharps such as needles and scalpel blades.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Environmental health: biomedical waste glassware in PSM. Sharps such as needles go into the white translucent container, anatomical waste into yellow bags and contaminated plastics into red bags.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Environmental health: biomedical waste glassware?

Practise biostatistics with small calculations until sensitivity, predictive values and risk measures are automatic. Then use the flashcards and the other PSM questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.