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Medical waste management in three areas of rural China. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this paper is to describe current practices of medical waste management, including its generation, investments, collection, storage, segregation, and disposal, and to explore the level of support from upper tiers of the ...
Qiufeng Gao +6 more
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Medical Waste Management Practices in a Southern African Hospital
Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2010 This study examined the medical waste management practices of a hospital in Southern Africa. The results revealed that the hospital does not quantify medical waste.
PA Abor
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Disposal of Bio-medical Waste in India [PDF]
Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, 2015 Yuvraj Dilip Patil
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Disposal of medical waste: A legal perspective
South African Medical Journal, 2013 The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa provides that everyone has the right to an environment that is not harmful to their health and well-being. The illegal dumping of hazardous waste poses a danger to the environment when pollutants migrate into water sources and ultimately cause widespread infection or toxicity, endangering the health of ...
du Toit, K, Bodenstein, J
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Medical waste management at different hospitals of Anand and nearby areas [PDF]
The Holistic Approach to Environment, 2021 The increased number of hospitals with rising number of beds generate about 1.5 to 2 kg waste per day and per bed. This gives an insight about the volumes of waste generated from the government and private sector hospitals per day.
Urvashi Mishra +2 more
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Worker’s Knowledge and Practice Related to Occupational Hazards in Medical Waste Disposal [PDF]
Tanta Scientific Nursing JournalBackground: Medical waste disposal workers face constant occupational healthhazards. Aim: To assess workers' knowledge and practices regardingoccupational hazards in medical waste disposal. Research Design: Analyticalcross-sectional study.
Hagar Abdullah +2 more
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Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem, 2015 The inappropriate disposal of infectious waste generates occupational and environmental risks, representing the main cause of accidents with biological material.
Adenícia Custodia Silva Souza +6 more
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Assessment of Medical Waste Management in Teaching Hospitals in Mosul City: A Descriptive Study [PDF]
مجلة الموصل للتمريض, 2013 Background and aim: Medical waste management is of great importance due to its infectious and hazardous nature that can cause undesirable effects on humans and the environment.
Mohanned Khalel Abdullah +1 more
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Bio-medical waste disposal in India: From paper to practice, what has been effected
Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU, 2019 Bio-medical waste (BMW) disposal is a very important but challenging task. Health-care waste contains potentially harmful microorganisms, which can infect hospital patients, health workers, and the general public.
S Ramesh Kumar +3 more
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Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2022 Background: Poor waste management of unused or expired medications jeopardizes healthcare staff, employees who oversee medical waste, patients and their families, the neighboring population, and environmental contamination. In addition, the inappropriate
Abdulhamid Althagafi +5 more
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