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Potential spread of multidrug-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci through healthcare waste
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2015 Introduction: Healthcare waste (HCW) might potentially harbor infective viable microorganisms in sanitary landfills. We investigated the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and the occurrence of the mecA gene in coagulase-negative Staphylococcus ...
Thiago César Nascimento +3 more
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The precautions of clinical waste: disposable medical sharps in the United Kingdom [PDF]
, 2009 This article deals with recent changes in UK guidance on clinical waste, in particular a shift to disposable, single-use instruments and sharps. I use interviews conducted with nurses from a GP practice and two clinical waste managers at alternative ...
A Pruess +26 more
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Management of Healthcare Waste in Healthcare Emergencies
, 2021 Proper management of waste in healthcare emergencies is key to preventing spread of infections within an emergency. The risks of poor waste management are varied with the risks of spreading infectious diseases being the most important to consider. Chemical pollution should also be considered as water sources can easily be polluted.
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Recycling, 2018 Inappropriate treatment and disposal of waste containing biohazardous materials occurs especially in developing countries and can lead to adverse effects on public and occupational health and safety, as well as on the environment.
Klaus Zimmermann
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Health and Environmental Impact of Hospital Wastes: Systematic Review
Dubai Medical Journal, 2023 Introduction: Healthcare activities are generally associated with the production of healthcare waste, a large part of which is assimilated to household waste (packaging, kitchen waste, green waste, etc.) and another category of waste which may have a ...
Hela Ghali +6 more
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UK community health visiting: challenges faced during lean implementation [PDF]
, 2012 This paper presents an overview of the challenges and potential of lean implementation for the health visiting service in England and examines the rhetoric and the reality of the situation.
Carr, Susan +3 more
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Healthcare waste hazards assessment using EWGM-FMEA: Case study in Oman
Cogent Engineering, 2023 In the last years, particularly after Covid-19, Health care waste (HCW) has increased significantly due to the increasing population and number of healthcare organizations.
Sahar ALMashaqbeh +1 more
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Critical Public HealthHealthcare services generate both infectious and non-infectious waste, which must be separated at the source to ensure proper disposal. When the segregation is not well done, the mixed waste may spread infections to people and to the environment.
Jerome Nsanzimana +4 more
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Improving the Management of Healthcare Waste in Developing Countries: Applying a System Dynamics Approach [PDF]
International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management SciencesThis study aims to develop a system dynamics model to predict healthcare waste generation and associated costs, focusing on hazardous healthcare waste. Systems dynamics approach is utilized to analyze the complex dynamics of healthcare waste management ...
Mohammad A. Shbool +6 more
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Waste, Economists and American Healthcare
Healthcare Policy | Politiques de Santé, 2013 Twenty-five years ago, Uwe Reinhardt pointed out that sheer bureaucratic waste, particularly in the private sector, accounted for much of the extraordinarily high cost of American health-care. Last year an expert panel of the Institute of Medicine reconfirmed his point, estimating that in 2009, administrative waste accounted for $190 billion out of a ...
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