Sharps

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025411",
  "term": "Sharps",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Hypodermic needles, syringes (with or without the attached needle), Pasteur pipettes, scalpel blades, blood vials, needles with attached tubing, and culture dishes used in animal or human patient care or treatment, or in medical, research or industrial laboratories. Also included are other types of broken or unbroken glassware that were in contact with infectious agents, such as used slides and cover slips, and unused hypodermic and suture needles, syringes, and scalpel blades.\n\n2. Items such as needles or broken glass that may puncture the skin.",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Improving Air Quality in Your Community Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/sharps/"
}