Biomedical waste management: Study on the awareness and practice among healthcare workers in a tertiary teaching hospital

Joseph, Lallu; Paul, Hema; Premkumar, J; Rabindranath,; Paul, Rose; Js, Michael

doi:10.4103/0255-0857.148411

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“…Only 67% were cognizant about the different colour bags for waste segregation. 74% participants showed knowledge related to colour coding of the BMW [14]. In our study, 60% of healthcare workers including doctors & nursing staff were aware of BMW categories.…”

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Surveillance of Biomedical Waste Practices in a Multi Speciality Hospital, its Evaluation and Audit

Kulkarni

Pathak

2021

JPRI

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Aims: To assess the knowledge of Biomedical waste (BMW) categories, colour coding, transport, storage & disposal of Biomedical waste among the healthcare workers. Study Design: Cross sectional. Place and Duration of Study: Multi speciality Hospital, Pune, over the duration of 1 month. Methodology: A predesigned questionnaire containing closed-ended questions was used to conduct this cross sectional study on HCWs. The data related to awareness & knowledge about various aspects of Biomedical waste amongst the Healthcare workers was collected. Results: Out of total 100 Healthcare workers (HCWs), 40 doctors were correctly knowing all the categories of Biomedical waste. 45 doctors & 40 nursing staff (total 85 out of 100 HCWs) could answer correctly the questions on colour coding of BMW. Only 30 doctors & 21 nursing staff could answer correctly about BMW transport. 25 doctors &18 nurses could answer correctly the questions related to BMW storage & disposal. Conclusion: The vigorous & repeated training & evaluation is needed to bridge the observed knowledge gaps amongst the HCWs.

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confidence: 58%

Surveillance of Biomedical Waste Practices in a Multi Speciality Hospital, its Evaluation and Audit

Kulkarni

Pathak

2021

JPRI

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“…Gestão de resíduos por: (AL-KHATIB; ELEYAN; GARFIELD, GIL MORALES et al, 2019;KWIKIRIZA et al, 2019;CHAUDHRY, 2016b;ALI et al, 2017;RAFIEE et al, 2016;SAJJADI et al, 2018;HASAN;RAHMAN, 2018;FITRIA; DAMANHURI; SALAMI, 2018; AWODELE; ADEWOYE; OPARAH, NAVAZESHKHAH et al, 2019;BHAGAWATI;NANDWANI;SINGHAL, 2015;DASH et al, 2018;TULI;GAUTAM, 2017;GUPTA, 2017;RAO et al, 2018;MICHAEL et al, 2015;PANDEY et al, 2016;CHAUDHRY, 2016a;GHAFURI;NABIZADEH, 2017;MACHADO et al, 2017;DOIPHODE, 2016;KIST et al, 2018;TRAN et al, 2019;PICCOLI et al, 2015;ALI, 2019;RAME et al, 2018; WAFULA; MUSIIME; OPORIA, 2019; IRIANTI, 2016; RODRÍGUEZ-MIRANDA;…”

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Resíduo Hospitalar E Seu Impacto: Uma Revisão Da Literatura

Rambo

Dutra

Cubas

2020

R. gest. sust. ambient.

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A multiplicidade e complexidade dos potenciais impactos ambientais dos resíduos hospitalares convergem para uma discussão a nível mundial. Nesse sentido, o presente estudo teve por objetivo identificar os impactos ambientais causados pelos resíduos hospitalares, por meio de uma revisão atual da literatura em periódicos científicos, nacionais e internacionais, em quatro bases de dados com as palavras-chave predeterminadas. Vários impactos ambientais puderam ser identificados, os quais podem comprometem a saúde, a segurança e o bem-estar da população, as atividades sociais e econômicas, a biota, as condições estéticas e sanitárias do meio ambiente e a qualidade dos recursos ambientais. Conclui-se que as águas residuárias hospitalares estão atualmente em evidência, sendo amplamente discutidos devido a presença de resíduos químicos, fármacos e de microrganismos patógenos resistentes.

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“…It ends up being obligatory for medical clinics to rehearse the necessary removal procedures to limit the loss of lives by gaining an infection. With appropriate training, assets and backing from different hierarchical networks including the administration can help in reestablishing the earth to its underlying state, liberated from the grasp of contamination, hurtful reactions of wastes and the loss of lives because of this too (Michael et al, 2015). Moreover, strict rules and guidelines must be initiated and followed by all dental clinics and clinicians to obtain the maximum bene it of the waste disposal system (Allen, 2015).…”

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Awareness on disposal of liquid waste in dentistry among dental students

Gurumurthy

Ganapathy

Sasanka

2020

ijrps

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Despite the advancing technological methods to prevent diseases, outbreaks become more common due to the ineffective waste disposal methods followed in dental clinics. In safe and effective disposal of wastes, the key step is the separation or segregation of the wastes produced depending on its nature and composition. The present study aims at determining the awareness on safe disposal of liquid dental waste among undergraduate dental students. For the study, a pre tested questionnaire consisting of 10 questions assessing the awareness and knowledge about waste disposal of liquids in dental clinics was prepared and circulated to a total of 100 undergraduate dental students of varying age groups via an online survey planet link. The responses provided by the students were collected, diagrammatically represented and analysed to determine the comprehension levels and understanding on the type of waste disposal system implemented and followed in the respective dental clinics. In addition to this, the requirement to layout a proper apprehension on the same was monitored.94 % of the population are aware of the waste produced in the dental industry ,72.% of individuals believed that more than 2 liters of liquid waste are produced on an average daily basis. 53% of population were aware that mercury was one of the essential components of liquid waste. 85%, who felt that the wastes produced had to be separated before disposal. 89% of the population were aware that dental wastes affect the people living around the disposal area and 71% felt that dental wastes could be recycled.The knowledge and awareness levels among dental students was adequate on the different types of liquid wastes produced in dental clinics and the effective solution to minimize this waste and dispose them safely. Further, the results of the survey conducted were educated the need and necessity to inculcate the correct management techniques of dental wastes and to make dental students realise the importance of this subject.

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Biomedical waste management: Study on the awareness and practice among healthcare workers in a tertiary teaching hospital

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Surveillance of Biomedical Waste Practices in a Multi Speciality Hospital, its Evaluation and Audit

Surveillance of Biomedical Waste Practices in a Multi Speciality Hospital, its Evaluation and Audit

Resíduo Hospitalar E Seu Impacto: Uma Revisão Da Literatura

Awareness on disposal of liquid waste in dentistry among dental students

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