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Article: Disposal of IV tumescent bags containing epinephrine.(CLINICAL ISSUES)(intravenous)
- Article from:
- AORN Journal
- Article date:
- March 1, 2008
- Author:
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QUESTION: The nurses at my surgery center have been discussing proper disposal of the empty IV tumescent bags that contain epinephrine from liposuction procedures. One of the nurses read that epinephrine is considered a hazardous waste requiring special disposal If this is correct, how should we dispose of the empty bags, the empty vials of epinephrine, and the empty bottles of lidocaine with epinephrine?
ANSWER: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) listed the commercial chemical product epinephrine as a hazardous waste in the Federal Register in 1980. (1) Since that time, the EPA has received inquiries from states, EPA-regulated communities, and EPA regions ...