Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (NLM)
Title:
Attention proper disposal.
Contributor (Organization):
New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center.
Subject (Genre):
Posters
Subject (MeSH Term):
Medical Waste Disposal methods
Subject (MeSH Term):
Disease Transmission, Infectious prevention & control
Subject (MeSH Term):
Disposable Equipment
Subject (MeSH Term):
Needlestick Injuries prevention & control
Publication Information:
[New York : Cornell University Medical Center, 19--]
Publication Country:
United States
Copyright Statement:
This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
Order No.:
A027930
Physical Description:
1 photomechanical print (poster) : col. ; 60 x 38 cm.
Image Description:
Predominantly black poster with white lettering. Initial title word at top of poster. Visual image is a color illustration of medical waste being properly discarded. On the left, a hand drops a needle into a box labeled "biohazard." A syringe and a scalpel are also near the opening to the box. On the right, a dead mouse/rat is in a red bag and a hand is about to drop some type of organ into the bag as well. Remaining title text and caption below illustration.
Note (General):
Picture caption: Needles, syringes, scalpel blades ... discard only in CUMC-provided special rigid containers. Dead animals ... place in red bag, carry to disposal area. Human tissue samples: place in red bag, leave in lab.
Note (General):
Artist, Sue Stoll.
Language:
eng
Restrictions on Access:
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Call Number:
PP052639 map
Record UI:
101444992

Attention proper disposal.

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