The ambulance team in the Leningrad region helped the patient, but did not throw out the used needles

Roszdravnadzor of the Leningrad region received a complaint that, in the applicant’s opinion, the ambulance crew may have violated the rules for handling medical waste. According to the applicant, after providing assistance to the patient, the medical workers did not comply with the mandatory procedure - they did not collect, disinfect and transfer the used disposable products for disposal. A senior expert of the 1st category of the department of the Territorial Authority of Roszdravnadzor announced a warning to the ambulance station of the Leningrad region. This became known from the website of the Prosecutor General.

According to the applicant, the ambulance team violated the procedure for handling medical waste. After assisting the patient, the ambulance staff did not perform the necessary actions: they did not collect, disinfect (if necessary) and did not transfer used disposable items for disposal. The applicant’s list includes gloves, needles, intubation tube, ampoules, syringes.

In accordance with Part 1 of Article 49 of Federal Law No. 248-FZ, Ivan Prosvirov, a senior expert of the 1st category of the department of the Territorial Authority of Roszdravnadzor, announced on October 9 a warning to the ambulance station of the Leningrad region about the inadmissibility of violating requirements. Earlier we told that the garbage in the village of Smerdi, Luga district is almost a kilometer from the house.