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Risk of potential exposure incident in non-healthcare workers in contact with infectious and municipal waste

open access: yesSlovenian Journal of Public Health, 2018
The proper classification of sharp and infectious waste in situ by the healthcare workers is an important measure of prevention of sharps and other exposure incidents in non-healthcare workers, who handle such waste.
Kanisek Sanja   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Achieving compliance with healthcare waste management regulations: empirical evidence from small European healthcare units [PDF]

open access: yes
Healthcare units generate substantial amounts of hazardous or potentially hazardous wastes as by-products of their medical services. The inappropriate management of these wastes poses significant risks to people and the environment.
Anabela Botelho
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Pengelolaan Limbah Medis Padat pada Puskesmas Kabupaten Pati [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Puskesmas merupakan salah satu unit pelayanan kesehatan yang menghasilkan limbahmedis padat. Puskesmas di Kabupaten Pati telah memiliki incinerator untuk mengelolalimbah medis padat.
Maharani, C. (Chatila)   +1 more
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Microfluidic Modeling of Macrophage‐Induced Cardiac Inflammation Using NF‐κB Reporter Cardiomyocytes

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A cardiac inflammation model was developed to enable real‐time analysis of macrophage‐cardiomyocyte interactions using NF‐κB‐reporter cardiomyocytes and a microfluidic co‐culture system. A MATLAB‐based model was implemented to optimize cell density and medium resupply based on TNFα diffusion kinetics. Activation thresholds and stress responses in NF‐κB‐
Chao Liu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determining the Status of Medical Waste Production in Healthcare Centers of Siahkal City [PDF]

open access: yesMuhandisī-i Bihdāsht-i Muḥīṭ
Background: Medical and healthcare wastes are major environmental concerns due to their hazardous and polluting nature. Considering the environmental hazards posed by medical waste as a regional and global issue, it is essential to conduct studies on the
Darioush Nematpour kajel   +3 more
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Investigation of the Hospital Waste Management in Iran: a Case Study of the Kermanshah Province During 2015-16 Years

open access: yesMuhandisī-i Bihdāsht-i Muḥīṭ, 2020
Background & objectives: The management of healthcare wastes is receiving greater attention because of the risks to both human health and the environment caused by inadequate waste management practices. In that context, the objective of this study was to
Shahla Rakhshan   +2 more
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Medical Waste Storage Practice in Health Care Institutions of Pokhara Sub-metropolitan City

open access: yesJournal of Gandaki Medical College, 2017
Introduction: Medical wastes include all the waste generated by health care establishments, research facilities, and laboratories. Medi­cal waste is any waste that is generated in the diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings or animals, in ...
Prakash Baral   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aqueous Two‐Phase Bioinks for Discrete Packing and Compartmentalization of 3D Bioprinted Cells

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Aqueous two‐phase systems (ATPS) enable the formation of biomimetic interfaces crucial for tissue engineering. However, clinical translation remains limited by the challenge of precisely controlling cellular compartmentalization. Here, we developed ATPS biomaterial inks for 3D bioprinting allowing tuneable droplet formation via NaCl modulation.
Martina Marcotulli   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Critique of Legislation in the Health Sector: A Review of Medical Waste Regulation in Indonesia

open access: yesIBLAM Law Review
Medical waste management in Indonesia has been a major concern in the healthcare sector, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic which increased the volume of medical waste. Although regulations such as Law No.
Yanuar Nur Rahmawanto
doaj   +1 more source

The Quantity of Waste Produced at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences and Evaluating the Possibility of Recycling [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: The first step of solid waste management is identification of its composition and the amount of solid waste production per capita. The aim of this research was to estimate the quantity of solid waste production at Mazandaran University of ...
Davoud Balarak,   +1 more
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