How waste is managed in hospitals
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1) Hospitals are important sites for the generation of waste. Every department in the hospital generates waste and the overall product is waste of different kinds; healthcare, household and administrative waste. Healthcare waste includes infectious, chemical, expired pharmaceutical and radioactive items and sharps. These items can be pathogenic and environmentally adverse. They are referred to in this article as hazardous healthcare waste. Other waste items generated through healthcare but not hazardous include medication boxes, the packaging of medical items and food, remains of food, and waste from offices.
2 ) The management of hospital generated waste is not only the responsibility of the hospital administration but also of every department and every healthcare providing personnel in the hospital. It is a process that should begin at the site of generation where medical waste has to be properly collected and segregated from other non-hazardous waste in specific color-coded receptacles. Transportation of hazardous healthcare waste should be well mapped in the hospital and conveyed by special carts. Storage should be carried out in utility rooms specially prepared for this purpose. Various methods, on-site or off-site are available for the final treatment of hazardous healthcare waste.1,2 The work force handling this kind of waste should be thoroughly trained.
3) other important things are:-
(1) Test of the awareness of the healthcare staff of the hospital generated waste. (2) Review of the items of medical supplies used by the hospital. (3) Determination of the weight of the generated hospital waste. (4) Review of policy and procedure on the handling of healthcare waste and lists of items designated as hazardous healthcare or other types of waste. (5) Assessment of the number, location, condition, proper color coding and content of the means of collection. (6) Mapping and inspection of the storage areas and the route of transportation.
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2 ) The management of hospital generated waste is not only the responsibility of the hospital administration but also of every department and every healthcare providing personnel in the hospital. It is a process that should begin at the site of generation where medical waste has to be properly collected and segregated from other non-hazardous waste in specific color-coded receptacles. Transportation of hazardous healthcare waste should be well mapped in the hospital and conveyed by special carts. Storage should be carried out in utility rooms specially prepared for this purpose. Various methods, on-site or off-site are available for the final treatment of hazardous healthcare waste.1,2 The work force handling this kind of waste should be thoroughly trained.
3) other important things are:-
(1) Test of the awareness of the healthcare staff of the hospital generated waste. (2) Review of the items of medical supplies used by the hospital. (3) Determination of the weight of the generated hospital waste. (4) Review of policy and procedure on the handling of healthcare waste and lists of items designated as hazardous healthcare or other types of waste. (5) Assessment of the number, location, condition, proper color coding and content of the means of collection. (6) Mapping and inspection of the storage areas and the route of transportation.
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