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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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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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Medical Waste Management during Conflict: A Cross-sectional Study in Yemen [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 Introduction: Proper handling and disposal of medical waste is an important issue. However, a lack of awareness on medical waste management is a dangerous hazard for humans and the environment.
Samira Hameed Hanash +2 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 ...
Angel, Katherine, Katherine Angel
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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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Disposal practices of solid medical waste in sub district level.
, 2021 Disposal practices of solid medical waste in sub district level.
Emilia Asuquo Udofia (9300183) +6 more
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The Current State of Management and Disposal of Wastes Related to COVID-19 : A review
대한환경공학회지, 2021 Objectives This paper summarizes effective waste management and disposal methods for plastic and medical wastes during the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.
Jeongyeon Yoon +3 more
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Long‐term hippocampal alterations and cognitive impairment in a murine model of surgical sepsis
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Using a mouse model of surgical sepsis, we tested long‐term memory and analyzed the transcriptome of single cells isolated from the hippocampus. Survivor mice showed worse memory, loss of certain brain cell subpopulations, and abnormal immune cell activity—suggesting that post‐sepsis brain alterations may be linked to cognitive deficits.
Dong Seong Cho +4 more
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) is a rare, life‐threatening neurological emergency with unclear etiology in many cases. Mitochondrial dysfunction, often due to disease‐causing genetic variants, is increasingly recognized as a cause, with each gene producing distinct pathophysiological mechanisms.
Pouria Mohammadi +2 more
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