Reuses of syringes: A social crime related to health care waste management

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shazia Tabassum Hakim
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Health Care Waste

scholarly journals Waste Segregation FMEA Model Integrating Intuitionistic Fuzzy Set and the PAPRIKA Method

Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 1375 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Carmen Carnero
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
Health Care Organization ◽  
Intuitionistic Fuzzy Set ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Care Organization ◽  
Intuitionistic Fuzzy ◽  
Waste Segregation ◽  
Health Care Waste

Segregation is an important step in health care waste management. If done incorrectly, the risk of preventable infections, toxic effects, and injuries to care and non-care staff, waste handlers, patients, visitors, and the community at large, is increased. It also increases the risk of environmental pollution and prevents recyclable waste from being recovered. Despite its importance, it is acknowledged that poor waste segregation occurs in most health care organizations. This study therefore intends to produce, for the first time, a classification of failure modes related to segregation in the Nuclear Medicine Department of a health care organization. This will be done using Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), by combining an intuitionistic fuzzy hybrid weighted Euclidean distance operator, and the multicriteria method Potentially All Pairwise RanKings of all possible Alternatives (PAPRIKA). Subjective and objective weights of risk factors were considered simultaneously. The failure modes identified in the top three positions are: improper storage of waste (placing items in the wrong bins), improper labeling of containers, and bad waste management (inappropriate collection periods and bin set-up).

scholarly journals Strengthening Health Care Waste Management through Strategic Mentoring and Supportive Supervision in Rural HIV Clinics, South-Eastern Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
P.O. Anyanwu ◽  
O. Okunoye ◽  
S.N. Okon ◽  
G. Odunze ◽  
O. Onyedinachi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Supportive Supervision ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Health Care Waste

scholarly journals Health care waste management: a neglected and growing public health problem worldwide

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 1414-1417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael O. Harhay ◽  
Scott D. Halpern ◽  
Jason S. Harhay ◽  
Piero L. Olliaro
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Health Care Waste

scholarly journals Biomedical Waste Management

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (VII) ◽  
pp. 2875-2888
Author(s):  
Gaurav Khandelwal
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Biomedical Waste ◽  
Infectious Waste ◽  
The Government ◽  
Health Care Waste

Bio medical waste (BMW) disposal is a very important yet a challenging task. Health care waste contains potentially harmful microorganisms, which can infect hospital patients, health workers, and the general public. Exposure to hazardous health care waste can result in disease or injury. The Government of India has been laying down rules, namely, Bio Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, in 1998, COVID-19 pandemic and its consequent biomedical waste is an unprecedented challenge worldwide. Biomedical waste generated during COVID-19 patient isolation, testing and care needs special consideration as it challenges the previous notion that only 15–20% of waste can be considered infectious. With establishment of new home quarantine facility, isolation/quarantine centers the chances of general waste getting contaminated with biomedical waste has increased exponentially. The key step in COVID19 waste management is segregation of biomedical waste from solid waste. Waste generated from COVID19 patients is like any other infectious waste, therefore creating public awareness about the COVID19 waste hazards and segregation at source is highlighted in all guidelines as a recommendation.

scholarly journals Awareness and practices of biomedical waste management guidelines 2016 in an upcoming super speciality hospital of east Delhi, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 3289
Author(s):  
Sonali Bhattar ◽  
Shariqa Qureshi ◽  
Rajeev Kumar Seth ◽  
Ruchika Butola ◽  
Priyanjali Shingare
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Legal Aspect ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Continuous Medical Education ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Biomedical Waste ◽  
Present Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Care Waste

Background: Revised and redefined biomedical waste management (BMWM) rules 2016 are an area of immediate focus for the health care personnel amidst the menace created by improper disposal of health care waste, emergence of multi drug resistant superbugs and harmful emissions.Methods: The present cross sectional study was conducted in Rajiv Gandhi Super speciality hospital, Tahirpur, an upcoming referral hospital in east Delhi, India. The study was merged with the training sessions conducted in 13 phases. A self-administered questionnaire pertaining to biomedical waste management rules 2016 knowledge, awareness and practices was used for data collection.Results: Of the 100 respondents consisted of 50 doctors, 30 nurses and 20 technicians, about 54% of HCP were aware about modifications in waste categories. Approximately 42% of the respondents could define sharp waste correctly while 56% had the clarity of changed specifications of BMW bags. Safe injection practices were followed by 47%.Conclusions: Doctors were aware that there had been revision in the biomedical waste management rules in 2016 and its legal aspect but nursing staff was better in the practical implications of the same while the technicians lagged behind in both. It is of prime importance to reinforce comprehensive teaching programmes, spot trainings for the staff and continuous medical education in our hospital setting.

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