BitYakin
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ORIGINAL: mnottertail Uh, sorry, human waste from hospitals do not end up in landfills, try again. And I am thinking if all that is left is an arm of a guy who died in service to us, just like remains coming back from WW2 and Korea and Vietnam still today, we try to find a way to identify, and if not possible they get interment in a national cemetery. oppssss not according to BYU anyway... I found the answer here: theboard.byu.edu/index.p… QDear 100 Hour Board, What happens to amputated limbs once they are cut off? Ask Jeeves just doesn't know. -Anxious Amputee Direct Link to Question ADear Amputee, There are two categories of amputated limbs: those amputated in a traumatic event and those that are surgically removed. For a limb that is cut off in an unexpected, traumatic manner, the goal is to try and save the limb and allow surgeons to reattach it if possible. In that case, the limb should be wrapped in wet gauze, sealed in a plastic bag, and then the bag should be placed in ice and brought to the hospital with the patient. For limbs that are surgically removed or those that are severed and cannot be reattached, they are treated as Biomedical waste and are disposed of. Disposal of biomedical waste is a subject of some controversy, as each type of waste requires different disposal techniques to ensure that there will not be any spreading of contamination. For human tissue, it is sometimes burned, and sometimes sterilized and sent to landfills
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