On the afternoon of June 1, a medical garbage collection vehicle of the Mianyang Health Bureau drove in Beichuan field hospital of the Shenyang Military Area Command for the purpose of carrying medical garbage like cotton balls, medicine bottles and injectors away for innoxious treatment. According to Yang Jinbao, president of the hospital, the field hospital is a home to injured people from the quake-affected areas. In order to immunize the areas against epidemic diseases, medical workers pay full attention to the treatment of medical garbage lest any epidemic disease breaks out.

　　Situated in Leigu Town of Beichuan County, one of the largest temporary settlements in the quake-hit area, the Beichuan field hospital of the Shenyang Military Area Command mainly offers medical service support to injured people and rescue and relief officers and men in the quake-hit areas. It assigned special staff to sort out all medical garbage every day and took the initiative to get in touch with the Mianyang Health Bureau, asking the local sanitation departments to move the medical garbage away by special vehicle for the innoxious treatment.

　　By Shi Binxin and An Puzhong

　　(June 3, PLA Daily)                                               Editor: Chen Jie