Global warming, heat-related illnesses, and the dermatologist

Williams, Mathew

doi:10.1016/j.ijwd.2020.08.007

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“…Pollutants such as Carbon monoxide, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen oxides and Sulfur Dioxide from HCW disposal have led to global warming and as such many related diseases have affected global populations [ 109 , 110 ]. Heat related morbidity and mortality, particularly in developing countries [ 111 ] amongst the elderly [ 112 ] is a major cause of death [ 113 ] Global warming has also led to the emergence of numerous parasitic diseases, often in parts of the world never previously seen [ 114 ].…”

Section: Global Health Consequences Of Proper and Improper Hcw Dismentioning

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Review of Current Healthcare Waste Management Methods and Their Effect on Global Health

Kenny

Priyadarshini

2021

Healthcare

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Healthcare is a rapidly growing industry as medical treatments become more sophisticated, more in demand due to increasing incidence of chronic disease and more widely available worldwide. This booming industry is also creating more waste than ever before and, as such, there is a growing need to treat and dispose of this waste. Healthcare waste (HCW) disposal includes a multitude of disposal methods, including incineration, landfilling and chemical treatments. These rudimentary methods and their growing use present their own problems that negatively impact both the environment and, in turn, damage public health, thus contributing to a global healthcare crisis. The aim of this review was to examine the current HCW disposal methods in place and the harmful effects they have on the environment and on public health. The findings accumulated in this review demonstrate a heavy reliance on basic, low tech HCW disposal techniques and uncovered the negative impacts of these methods. There is a notable lack of employment of “greener” HCW disposal methods on a largescale due to cost, access and feasibility. Despite innovations in HCW disposal, there is no scalable, global green solution at present. Further, the review highlights that global health consequences of HCW disposal methods often differ depending on how developed the country is.

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Section: Global Health Consequences Of Proper and Improper Hcw Dismentioning

confidence: 99%

Review of Current Healthcare Waste Management Methods and Their Effect on Global Health

Kenny

Priyadarshini

2021

Healthcare

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“…Data obtained from the Haji Adam Malik General Hospital (RSUP HAM), the number of stroke patients in January -December 2019 was recorded as 520 inpatients and 108 outpatients. Stroke sufferers with older age are usually unable/independently to take care of themselves (Williams, 2021). Stroke patients who are not independent feel alienated and became a burden to their families (Mairami et al, 2020).…”

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The Effect of Self-Efficacy Based Education on the Daily Care of Stroke Patients and its Implications with Counseling

Wiguna

Ritarwan

Sitohang

et al. 2021

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Stroke patients generally experience daily self-care disorders due to old age (elderly), so that motor skills are low. One factor affecting the ability to take care of oneself every day and be motivated to be independent is self-efficacy. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of self-efficacy-based education on the daily self-care of stroke patients at the Haji Adam Malik General Hospital and its implications with counselling guidance. The type of research used is a quasi-experimental design using the nonequivalent control group pre- post-test only design method. The population in this study were all ischemic stroke patients at Haji Adam Malik Hospital Medan and a sample of 36 people. Researchers provided educational interventions based on self-efficacy using visual media, discussions, motor skills training, and occupational exercises for three meetings per week with a duration of 30 minutes each session for six weeks. Data collection with primary and secondary data and analyzed by statistical test Paired Sample t-Test. The results showed an effect of self-efficacy-based education on the daily care of stroke patients at Haji Adam Malik Hospital Medan (p-value = 0.000 0.05) such as motor function and improving their daily activities.

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“…In recent decades, climate change has typically been regarded as the biggest global threat to civilisation [1][2][3][4]. Rising emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), such as carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), are recognised as principal factors in the acceleration of climate change [5].…”

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Real-World Contribution of Electrification and Replacement Scenarios to the Fleet Emissions in West Midland Boroughs, UK

Osei¹,

Ghaffarpasand²,

Pope³

2021

Preprint

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This study reports the likely real-world effects of fleet replacement with electric vehicles (EVs) and higher efficiency EURO6 vehicles on the exhaust emissions of NOx, PM, and CO2 in the seven boroughs of the West Midlands (WM) region, UK. National fleet composition data, local EURO distributions and traffic compositions were used to project vehicle fleet compositions for different roads in each borough. A large dataset of real-world emission factors including over 90,000 remote-sensing measurements, obtained from remote sensing campaigns in five UK cities, was used to parameterise the emission profiles of the studied scenarios. Results show that adoption of the fleet electrification approach would have the highest emission reduction potential on urban roads in WM boroughs. It would result in maximum reductions ranging from 35.0-37.9%, 44.3-48.3%, 46.9-50.3% for NOx, PM, and CO2, respectively. In comparison, the EURO6 replacement fleet scenario would lead to reductions ranging from 10.0-10.4%, 4.0-4.2%, and 6.0-6.4% for NOx, PM, and CO2, respectively. The studied mitigation scenarios have higher efficacies on motorways than on rural and urban roads because of the differences in traffic fleet composition. The findings presented will help policymakers choose climate and air quality mitigation strategies.

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Global warming, heat-related illnesses, and the dermatologist

Cited by 35 publications

References 140 publications

Review of Current Healthcare Waste Management Methods and Their Effect on Global Health

Review of Current Healthcare Waste Management Methods and Their Effect on Global Health

The Effect of Self-Efficacy Based Education on the Daily Care of Stroke Patients and its Implications with Counseling

Real-World Contribution of Electrification and Replacement Scenarios to the Fleet Emissions in West Midland Boroughs, UK

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