A survey of 702 surgical trainees in 17 programs from 2007 reported that 99% had a needlestick injury by the end of training. Yet, 51% of the injuries were not reported to an employee health service.  

Throw, throw, throw your waste, safely and compliantly into the bin corresponding with the correct healthcare waste stream.

This blog was updated in September 2022

Regulated medical waste (RMW) isn’t particularly pretty and neither are the consequences of mismanaging it. 

“True service is most complete when it is not so convenient, not so easy, not so expected.”