Biomedical waste management

Part 2 book "Textbook of preventive and social medicine" includes content: Research methodology, demography and vital statistics, health planning, administration and management, health economics, health care of the community; anthrax and bioterrorism; disaster management; biomedical waste management, international health, health services through general practitioners.

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Biomedical Waste (BMW) generated in health care facilities is a potential threat for the personnel handling them. Utmost precaution needs to be taken by healthcare workers (HCW) who handle them. In India the amount of BMW generated in a hospital ranges between 0.5-2kg/bed/day.

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This study was done in Malla Reddy Medical College for Women (MRMCW) Hyderabad, Telangana State. The questionnaire was distributed to 100 final year MBBS students of MRMCW in Hyderabad Telangana state and they were given 30 minutes for completing the questionnaire and then later the questionnaire was collected from the students. A cross sectional questionnaire was designed, the questionnaire consisted of 20 questions regarding the knowledge and awareness of students towards Biomedical Waste Management. The results were analysed and we had conducted one workshop to bridge their gaps.

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Biomedical waste (BMW) is generated in every health facility, which if not disposed off properly poses a risk for health and environment. Handling, segregation, mutilation, disinfection, storage, transportation and final disposal are vital steps for safe and scientific management of biomedical waste in any establishment. The objective was to assess the biomedical waste management (BMWM) practices and knowledge regarding BMWM in a tertiary care hospital.

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This study was undertaken to determine the awareness regarding biomedical waste management policy and practices, attitude towards biomedical waste management and awareness regarding needle stick injury among different categories of health care workers. The study was conducted using closed ended questionnaire and distributed among 110 individuals in four categories of health care workers.

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Sodium hypochlorite is extensively used as a disinfectant in the health care industry for more than 150 years. There are lots of misconceptions are there even to this day regarding the dilution and time of exposure required for its disinfection action. National guideline on Biomedical waste published by the Ministry of Government of India in its recommendations on Biomedical Waste (BMW) rule of 2016 had suggested the use of 10 % Sodium hypochlorite which was later corrected as typographical error and changed to 1 % which is now followed in the BMW Rule – 2018.

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Clinical Laboratory produces large quantities of liquid infectious waste in the form of body fluids including blood. Biomedical waste management generally covers the solid waste generated in the Health care set up. Liquid infected waste management in a hospital is mainly addressed in the form of Sewage treatment plant (STP) or Effluent treatment plant (ETP) which is made mandatory for hospitals. Construction of these facilities involves lot of financial expenditure. Small facilities may not be able to afford to construct a STP or ETP in their facility.

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Unregulated biomedical waste management (BMWM) is a public health problem. This has posed a grave threat to not only human health and safety but also to the environment for the current and future generations. Safe and reliable methods for handling of biomedical waste (BMW) are of paramount importance. Effective BMWM is not only a legal necessity but also a social responsibility.

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Bio-medical waste management is a matter of great concern. Health-care workers in our country are not fully aware of the various practices of waste management leading to injuries and spread of infection to the patients, staff and environment.

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Advances in scientific development and research activities and patient care activities the amount of waste generated is increasing in amount day by day. About 10 to 25% of the hospital waste is considered hazardous and possess serious health threats. Lack of knowledge about proper segregation and disposal of the health care waste may cause various threats and hazards. All health care workers including doctors, nursing staffs, laboratory technicians, housekeeping individuals are working in our hospital.

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The management of biomedical waste is an important issue in healthcare facilities, big and small. Appropriate knowledge regarding it is necessary to prevent its health consequences. This study was undertaken to assess the existing knowledge, attitude and practices regarding BMW management amongst nurses and to evaluate the effect of a structured training program given to them and in the process to update them about the recent guidelines. The study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Aurangabad (Maharashtra).

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Biomedical waste has been one of the major headaches of any hospital. Eighty percent waste generated from the hospitals is general waste and the remaining twenty percent comes under the biomedical waste categories. If this waste is not properly managed, it is dangerous for people, animals and environment due to its high harmful potential. In the present investigation, aerobic bacteria like Escherichia coli (32%), Staphylococcus aureus (28%), and Bacillus spp. (10%) were isolated from the biomedical waste.

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part 2 book “essentials of management for healthcare professionals” has contents: organizing, monitoring and supervision, evaluation, medical audit, healthcare systems, infection prevention, biomedical waste management, marketing management, marketing management, human resource management, financial management,… and other contents.

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Charities Are More Likely to Have a Paid Staff Volunteer Coordinator. We asked respondents if their charity or congregational social service outreach activity has a paid staff person whose responsibility includes management of volunteers. Three out of five charities (62 percent) report that they have such a person. Roughly a third (37 percent) of congregations that manage volunteers in social service outreach activities say that a staff person has responsibility for this management. Paid Staff Coordinators Spend Little Time Managing Volunteers.

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Natural resources- definition, characteristics and classification of natural resources. Historical development of natural resource economics, major natural resource issues, role of economics in natural resource planning, policy formulation and management. Common property resources. Time and spatial analysis in use of renewable and nonrenewable natural resources. Natural resource accounting. Natural resource scarcity, measures to mitigate resource scarcity, individual utility and the social welfare function.

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The U.S. apparel industry is large, mature, slow growing, and highly fragmented (Wagle). “Clothing that is sold in the United States is produced both domestically and internationally.” According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, domestic apparel production in 2001 approximately equaled $23.3 billion, a slight decline from $24.7 billion in 2000. Apparel imports for 2002 approximately equaled $63.8 billion and exports were $5.5 billion, a figure that is continually falling in the past two years.

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Moreover, many areas of sustainable development remain technically ambiguous, making it difficult to plan an effective course of action. For example, the forestry industry has had difficulty defining what constitutes sustainable forest management. Some critics believe that simply replacing trees is not enough, because harvesting destroys the biodiversity of the forest. Clearly, more research will be needed to resolve such technical issues. From a broader perspective, however, it is clearly in the interest of business to operate within a healthy environment and economy.

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This module is the eighth in a series of Extension materials designed to provide Extension agents, Certified Crop Advisers (CCAs), consultants, and producers with pertinent information on nutrient management issues. To make the learning ‘active,’ and to provide credits to Certified Crop Advisers, a quiz accompanies this module.

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Palliative Care: The goal of palliative care is to improve the quality of a seriously ill person’s life, and to support the patient and family when faced with terminal illness. This includes managing physical symptoms, assessing psychological and spiritual needs, patient support system and discharge planning issues. Palliative care is part of hospice care, but it can begin any time during a patient’s illness. A team approach to palliative care is optimal, with the primary care provider and social services playing an active role.

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In these days, it is impossible to think an area of knowledge that can keep on developing without the make a collaboration in interdisiplinary fields. Biomedcal Engineering is an interdisiplinary field that advances knowledge in engineering, biology and medicine, and enhances people health through crossdisciplinary actions that merge the all of the engineering disiplines with the biomedical branch and clinical practice.

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