scholarly journals Violations of the law in Hospital Medical Waste Management

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-10
Author(s):  
Marzena Furtak-Niczyporuk
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Pathogenic Microorganisms ◽  
Temporary Storage ◽  
Hospital Medical ◽  
Potential Source ◽  
Medical Waste Management ◽  
The Law

Abstract The production of clinical waste is an inevitable consequence of rendering health services, including hazardous infectious clinical waste containing live pathogenic microorganisms, which can be the potential source of infections and infectious diseases. For this reason, the management of waste collected during rendering health services most of all requires responsibility for the security of both patients and staff on the part of the managers of healthcare-institutions. The results of hospital inspections in the field of clinical-waste management conducted by the Voivodeship Sanitary Inspection in Lublin, which were made available for the purpose of this paper, have shown numerous irregularities concerning the management of hazardous clinical waste. Most of the irregularities involved the condition of premises and the temporary storage of clinical waste.

MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND PSYCHIATRY HOSPITAL, BAIA MARE

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-62
Author(s):  
Gabriela Maria Filip ◽  
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Valeria Mirela Brezoczki ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Waste Incineration ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Hazardous Wastes ◽  
Health Unit ◽  
Storage Unit ◽  
General Theme ◽  
Baia Mare ◽  
Medical Waste Management

The paper presents several aspects of the general theme related to medical waste management and elimination in a health unit in Baia Mare. Therefore, non-hazardous wastes are collected like household wastes, being temporarily stored in euro containers and transported by S.C. DRUSAL S.A. The hazardous wastes are selectively collected in special containers, temporarily stored in an especially laid out storage unit and transported by the S.C. ECO BURN S.R.L company to the "Stery Cycle" Bucuresti waste incineration plan.

scholarly journals Analisis Pengelolaan Limbah Medis Padat Untuk Mewujudkan Konsep Green Hospital di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Emy Leonita ◽  
Nopriadi Nopriadi ◽  
Putri N Sari ◽  
Pratiwi Herman
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Temporary Storage ◽  
Waste Segregation ◽  
Medical Waste Management ◽  
Output Component ◽  
Process Component

A hospital can apply Green Hospital concept in order to reduce even hospital environment and global environment pollution. The amount of patients at Dr. M. Djamil Padang hospital is 250.000-350.000 every year which make hospital generates medical waste ±400 kg/day on giving health service. Therefore, Dr. M. Djamil Padang hospital should have integrated and sustainable solid medical waste management. Objective of this research is to analyze the management of solid medical waste management at Dr. M. Djamil Hospital on creating Green Hospital concept. Study of this research is qualitative study. This research was done on March-June 2018. There are 9 informants which determined by purposive sampling technique. Data is collected with in-depth interview, observation, and document reviewing. Data is analyzed by data reduction, presentation of data, and conclusion. Data validity used source triangulation and method triangulation.Input component: hospital has writtern procedure in solid medical waste management, cost and staff regarding solid medical waste management is sufficient, all facilities is appropriate except for temporary storage for medical waste. Process component: waste segregation is done based on its character. Waste transportation to temporary storage uses trolly but doesn’t use special lane. Hospital cooperates with third party on exterminating medical waste with incinerator. Output component: overall, implementation of solid medical waste management at Dr. M. Djamil Hospital Padang has been in accordance with the Indonesian health regulation No. 1204/2004 and hospital has done the efforts towards green hospital by doing appropriate solid medical waste management. Based on the Indonesian health regulation No. 1204/2004, solid medical waste management at Dr. M. Djamil hospital is done properly. But there are still problems found, such as temporary storage is not in accordance with the standard. To achieve Green Hospital, hospital can fix broken facilities and apply waste reduction program.

scholarly journals Assessment of Medical Waste Management in Private Hospitals

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
O E Omofunmi ◽  
H C Agwagu ◽  
A L Atuche
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Temporary Storage ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
Medical Waste Management ◽  
And Training ◽  
Generation Information ◽  
Medical Wastes

Recent happening globally especially in the developing country such as Nigeria has shown that there is need to conduct a survey on medical waste management due to direct or indirect adverse effect on the environment and human health. The medical waste management in private hospitals in Lagos State was assessed. Information on hospitals was collected from Lagos State Ministry of Health, Aluasa. Nine hospitals were visited and questionnaires and schedules were administered on the current status of medical waste management such as hospital generation information, waste amount, separation, collection, temporary storage and training.Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that the total medical wastes were 207.16 Kg/day. Of the total medical wastes produced in studied area in one day, 119.07 Kg consisted of hazardous-infectious wastes, 85.91 Kg municipal wastes and 2.18 Kg sharp wastes. The average generation rate of total medical waste was 1.14 ± 0.2 Kg/bed-day. However, these rates were 0.72 ± 0.01 Kg/bed-day, 0.47 ± 0.01 Kg/bed-day and 0.01 ± 0.002 Kg/bed-day for hazardous-infectious, municipal and sharp wastes respectively. The percentages of hazardous-infectious wastes, municipal wastes and sharp wastes were 60.00%, 39.10% and 0.83% respectively. The hospitals waste management was evaluated poor in terms of separation, collection, transportation, temporary storage and training aspects and good in the treatment aspect.

scholarly journals The Effectivity of Solid Medical Waste Management in Pandemic Era

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 98-107
Author(s):  
Hilda Nur Abidah ◽  
Hashifah Azatil Ismah ◽  
Selvi Irmayanti ◽  
Globila Nurika ◽  
Edza Aria Wikurendra
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Medical Equipment ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Pyrolysis Process ◽  
Medical Waste Management

Introduction: The increasing of confirmed positive case of SARS-Cov-2 Virus impacts to the need for improvement of health services, especially to the health workers and medical equipment. Along with the importance of regarding need of health service, it causes the rise number of medical waste that leads to health problem crisis. Therefore, this article presents common insight of the effectivity and challenge of medical waste management in Covid-19 pandemic.Methods: The notion is gained by finding out the source database from Pubmed, ScienceDirect, Google scholar, Researchgate that classified based on the research purpose. The keywords used were: (1) Covid-19 and medical waste; (2) pandemic solid waste; (3) waste and Covid-19; (4) management and pandemics.Results: An effective method to be applied is sterilizer technology, such as VH2O2 dan Stryker STERIZONE VP4, and the development of late waste respirator with the pyrolysis process. The method and the management process is considered, either nationally or internationally, as effective, but still we found challenge to implement the method, as lack of socialisation and support from the functionary.  Conclusion: the method management can be implemented in the various countries, based on the needs and capability.  

scholarly journals The Characteristics and Factors Associated with Medical Waste Management Behaviour in Private Dental Health Services in Pekanbaru City, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-161
Author(s):  
Oktavia Dewi ◽  
Yusni Ikhwan ◽  
Elda Nazriati ◽  
Sukendi Sukendi
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Dental Health Services ◽  
Management Behaviour ◽  
Medical Waste Management ◽  
Chi Square Analysis ◽  
Medical Wastes

BACKGROUND: Medical waste is a problem when its amount is accumulated as well as the way the private dental healthcare still manages improperly. AIM: This study aims to define types and the number of medical wastes, also to analyse behaviour toward waste management and its associated factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The research used a quantitative analytic approach and cross-sectional design with 149 private dental practice populations in total. There were 60 dentists obtained using systematic random sampling in Pekanbaru. Data processed by conducting summation medical waste and counting the percentage of behaviour’s variables. Data collected within 20 days were processed with dental waste laboratory tests and chi-square analysis. RESULTS: The result showed that dental, medical wastes average was 0.3 ± 0.07 kg/day which is 69% infectious, 27% toxic, and 4% radioactive. Overall results showed associated factors related to waste management behaviour were knowledge, training attainment, availability of facilities, and the use of personal protective equipment. CONCLUSION: The numbers of medical waste from dental health services in Pekanbaru were still low. More than half the Dentist had poor behaviour in dental, medical waste management. It is recommended to the dental profession organisation to cooperate with City Health Office to hold management training on medical waste in dental health care to educate and raise dentists’ awareness to be able to manage the waste of dental health services properly and by the regulations.

RESULTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING IN 6 PROVINCIAL HOSPITALS HIGHLAND AREA 2011-2013

2016 ◽  
pp. 101-108
Author(s):  
Duy Tao Tran ◽  
Trong Si Hoang
Keyword(s):  
Waste Water ◽  
Radioactive Waste ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Contamination Rate ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical Waste Management ◽  
Central Highlands

Objective: Monitoring and evaluation of air environmental quality, waste water and medical waste management activities in some hospitals in the Central Highlands. Research Methodology: Cross-sectional descriptive survey was deployed in 6 provincial hospitals of the Central Highlands in 7th- 8th months every year for 3 years, 2011, 2012, 2013. Observing the process of waste management in hospitals, weighing the medical solid waste generated daily, sampling and environmental monitoring of air, water waste samples after treatment of hospitals. Findings: The percentage of substandard sample of radioactive 2011 was 5.88%, in 2012 was 5%, 2013 was 0.02%. Mainly in dose laboratories, rinse the nuclear medicine department, hatch covers radioactive waste storage. 100% of the air sample of wastewater treatment areas have NO2 target and 60% of SO2 target sample have not reached allowed regulations. The atmosphere at the garbage area hospitals in Kon Tum and Lam Dong provinces through 2 years of monitoring in 2012, 2013 exceeded SO2 target standards. Monitoring results incinerator emissions sample at 3 hospitals: Kontum, Gia Lai, Dak Nong in 3 years reached Regulations allow. The observation sample treated waste water of the hospital in 2013 with low contamination rate than in 2011 and 2012 in terms of physics and chemistry. Particularly criteria Total coliforms 3 years are from 40-50% of samples exceeded standards. Regarding waste management, the results of monitoring in 2013 showed that 60% of faculties have sharps instruments and 20% of the faculties have satisfactory utensils anatomical waste. 59.48% of the faculties have the guidelines for waste separation. Condition misclassified not many and occur in two hospitals Gia Lai, Dak Lak. Only Lam Dong hospitals have waste transportation vehicles secured closed during transport. The amount of waste / beds / 24 hours is 1.097kg. In particular infectious waste is 0.26kg. Only two hospitals in Daklak, Lam Dong has generated radioactive waste with a total of 0.9 kg/day. Key words: Medical waste, medical waste management.

A Review of Medical Waste Management in South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olaniyi FC ◽  
Ogola JS ◽  
Tshitangano TG
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
South African ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
African Government ◽  
The Past ◽  
Government Documents ◽  
Medical Waste Management

Background:Poor medical waste management has been implicated in an increase in the number of epidemics and waste-related diseases in the past years. South Africa is resource-constrained in the management of medical waste.Objectives:A review of studies regarding medical waste management in South Africa in the past decade was undertaken to explore the practices of medical waste management and the challenges being faced by stakeholders.Method:Published articles, South African government documents, reports of hospital surveys, unpublished theses and dissertations were consulted, analysed and synthesised. The studies employed quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods and documented comparable results from all provinces.Results:The absence of a national policy to guide the medical waste management practice in the provinces was identified as the principal problem. Poor practices were reported across the country from the point of medical waste generation to disposal, as well as non-enforcement of guidelines in the provinces where they exit. The authorized disposal sites nationally are currently unable to cope with the enormous amount of the medical waste being generated and illegal dumping of the waste in unapproved sites have been reported. The challenges range from lack of adequate facilities for temporary storage of waste to final disposal.Conclusion:These challenges must be addressed and the practices corrected to forestall the adverse effects of poorly managed medical waste on the country. There is a need to develop a medical waste policy to assist in the management of such waste.

scholarly journals A study of medical waste management reality in health institutions in Al-Diwaniyah Governorate - Iraq

2021 ◽  
Vol 790 (1) ◽  
pp. 012032
Author(s):  
Ahmed Mahmoud Falih ◽  
Mohammed K. Al Kasser ◽  
Mukhtar Dhajir Abbas ◽  
Hiba Abbas Ali
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Health Institutions ◽  
Medical Waste Management
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