Question

Inference in hospital waste management

Answer 1

Answer:

on HOSPITAL WASTE

Explanation:

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Hospital waste is “Any waste which is generated in the

diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings

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or animals or in research” in a hospital . “Hospital

waste is a special type of waste produced in small

quantities carrying a high potential of infection and

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injury” . There are serious health effects from public

health standpoint if hospital waste is not handled

properly.

Hospital waste management means “the management

of waste produced by hospitals using techniques that

will check the spread of diseases through hospital

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waste” .

Hospital waste consists of both risk waste and non risk

waste. Generally, risk waste includes infectious waste,

pathological, pharmaceutical, sharps, chemicals,

geno-toxic and radioactive wastes. Non-risk waste

includes garbage and general day to day waste

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produced by food stuff leftovers and their packaging .

The developed countries have properly organized

infrastructure of hospital waste disposal. A properly

trained team is responsible for handling various

operational procedures related to waste disposal like

segregation, internal transportation, and final

disposal.

In developing countries, however situation is not good.

There is lack of awareness regarding segregation,

collection, storage and transportation and disposal

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procedures .

Medical waste management has not received much

attention in developing countries. Segregation into risk

and non risk waste is usually not performed. Workers

have little awareness of hazards associated, and

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disposal techniques are poor . There is also lack of

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awareness at health policy and law levels .