{"id":8717,"date":"2022-06-23T13:25:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T13:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiclover.com\/?p=8717"},"modified":"2022-06-23T13:39:24","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T13:39:24","slug":"sources-of-healthcare-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gofullday.com\/incineration\/sources-of-healthcare-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Sources of Healthcare Waste"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sources of Healthcare Waste<\/div>\n
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\u2022Hospitals<\/div>\n
\u2022Clinics<\/div>\n
\u2022Laboratories<\/div>\n
\u2022Research activities<\/div>\n
\u2022Nursing homes<\/div>\n
\u2022Acupuncturist<\/div>\n
\u2022Paramedic and ambulance services<\/div>\n
\u2022Animal research<\/div>\n
\u2022Blood banks<\/div>\n
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Mortuaries<\/div>\n
\u2022Autopsy centers<\/div>\n
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Other Sources of Healthcare Wastes<\/div>\n
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\u2022Physicians\u2019 offices<\/div>\n
\u2022Dental clinics<\/div>\n
\u2022Chiropractors<\/div>\n
\u2022Psychiatric hospitals<\/div>\n
\u2022Cosmetic piercing and tattooing<\/div>\n
\u2022Institutions for disabled persons<\/div>\n
\u2022Funeral services<\/div>\n
\u2022Home healthcare<\/div>\n
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\u2022Define healthcare waste<\/div>\n
\u2022Describe sources and examples of healthcare<\/div>\n
waste<\/div>\n
\u2022Describe general characteristics of healthcare<\/div>\n
waste<\/div>\n
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\u2022Identify where wastes are generated in your<\/div>\n
facility<\/div>\n
\u2022Categorize the wastes into two general categories based on whether or not they pose a risk<\/div>\n
\u2022Describe general characteristics of the wastes<\/div>\n
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Definition of Healthcare Waste<\/div>\n
What is healthcare waste?<\/div>\n
\u2013 Total waste stream from major healthcare establishments and from minor scattered healthcare activities<\/div>\n
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General Types of Healthcare Waste<\/div>\n
Healthcare waste can be<\/div>\n
\u2013Non-hazardous general wastes comparable to domestic waste (75-90% of healthcare waste in a health facility)<\/div>\n
\u2013Potentially hazardous waste or waste that is associated with some health risks<\/div>\n
(10-25% of healthcare waste in<\/div>\n
a health facility)<\/div>\n
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Sources of Healthcare Waste<\/div>\n
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\u2022Hospitals<\/div>\n
\u2022Clinics<\/div>\n
\u2022Laboratories<\/div>\n
\u2022Research activities<\/div>\n
\u2022Nursing homes<\/div>\n
\u2022Acupuncturist<\/div>\n
\u2022Paramedic and ambulance services<\/div>\n
\u2022Animal research<\/div>\n
\u2022Blood banks<\/div>\n
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Mortuaries<\/div>\n
\u2022Autopsy centers<\/div>\n
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Other Sources of Healthcare Wastes<\/div>\n
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\u2022Physicians\u2019 offices<\/div>\n
\u2022Dental clinics<\/div>\n
\u2022Chiropractors<\/div>\n
\u2022Psychiatric hospitals<\/div>\n
\u2022Cosmetic piercing and tattooing<\/div>\n
\u2022Institutions for disabled persons<\/div>\n
\u2022Funeral services<\/div>\n
\u2022Home healthcare<\/div>\n
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Which Institutions Generate the Most<\/div>\n
Amount of Healthcare Waste?<\/div>\n
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Categories of Healthcare Waste<\/div>\n
\u2022Sharps waste<\/div>\n
\u2022Infectious waste<\/div>\n
\u2022Pathological waste<\/div>\n
\u2022Pharmaceutical or cytotoxic waste<\/div>\n
\u2022Chemical waste<\/div>\n
\u2022Radioactive waste<\/div>\n
\u2022Non-hazardous\/general waste<\/div>\n
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Examples of Healthcare Waste<\/div>\n
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Department Sharps Infectious and pathological waste Chemical, pharmaceutical and cytotoxic waste Non-hazardous or general waste<\/div>\n
Medical ward Hypodermic needles, intravenous set needles; broken vials and ampoules Dressings, bandages, gauze, and cotton contaminated with blood or body fluids; gloves and masks contaminated with blood of body fluids Broken thermometers and blood pressure gauges; split medicines; spend disinfectants Packaging, food scraps, paper, flowers, empty saline bottles, non-bloody diapers; non-bloody IV tubing and bags<\/div>\n
Operating theatre Needles, IV sets, scalpels, blades, saws Blood and other body fluids; suction canisters; gowns, gloves, masks, gauze, and other waste contaminated with blood and body fluids; tissues, organs, foetuses, body parts Spent disinfectants Packaging, uncontaminated gowns, gloves, masks, hats and shoe covers<\/div>\n
Laboratory Needles; broken glass, Petri dishes, slides and cover slips; broken pipettes Blood and body fluids; microbiological cultures and stocks; tissue; infected animal carcasses; tubes and containers contaminated with blood or body fluid Fixatives; formalin; xylene, toluene, methanol, methylene chloride, and other solvents; broken lab thermometers Packaging; paper, plastic containers<\/div>\n
Pharmacy store Broken bottles, broken thermometers Expired drugs, Spilled drugs Empty containers Packaging; paper, empty containers<\/div>\n
Radiology Silver; fixing and developing solutions; acetic acid; glutaraldehyde Packaging, paper<\/div>\n
Chemotherapy Needles and syringes Bulk chemotherapeutic waste; vials, gloves and other material contaminated with cytotoxic agents; contaminated excreta and urine. IV sets containing chemotherapy drugs are cytotoxic waste Packaging, paper<\/div>\n
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Examples of Healthcare Waste<\/div>\n
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Department Sharps Infectious and pathological waste Chemical, pharmaceutical and cytotoxic waste Non-hazardous or general waste<\/div>\n
Vaccination campaigns Needles and syringes Bulk vaccine waste; vials, gloves Packaging<\/div>\n
Cleaning<\/div>\n
Services Broken glass Disinfectants (glutaraldehyde, phenols, etc.), cleaners, spilled mercury, pesticides Packaging, flowers, newspapers, magazines, cardboard, plastic and glass containers, yard waste<\/div>\n
Engineering Cleaning solvents, oils, lubricants, thinners, asbestos, broken mercury devices, batteries Packaging, construction or demolition waste, wood, metal<\/div>\n
Food services Food scraps; plastic, metal and glass containers; packaging<\/div>\n
Other sources:<\/div>\n
Physicians\u2019 offices Needles and syringes, broken ampoules and vials Cotton, gauze, dressing, gloves, masks and other materials contaminated with blood or other body fluids Broken thermometers and blood pressure gauges; expired drugs; spent disinfectants Packaging, office paper, newspapers, magazines, uncontaminated gloves and masks<\/div>\n
Dental offices Needles and syringes, broken ampoules Cotton, gauze, gloves, masks and other materials contaminated with blood Dental amalgam; spent disinfectants Packaging, office paper, newspapers, magazines, uncontaminated gloves and masks<\/div>\n
Home health care Lancets and insulin injection needles Bandages and other material contaminated with blood or other body fluids Broken thermometers Domestic waste<\/div>\n
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General Characteristics of Healthcare<\/div>\n
Waste<\/div>\n
\u2022Total waste generated in hospitals:<\/div>\n
\uf0d82 – 4 kg per bed per day<\/div>\n
\u2022Infectious waste generated in hospitals with good segregation:<\/div>\n
\uf0d80.2 – 0.4 kg per bed per day<\/div>\n
\u2022Average bulk density of healthcare waste:<\/div>\n
\uf0d8About 100 – 200 kg per cubic meter<\/div>\n
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General Characteristics of Healthcare Waste<\/div>\n
\u2022Typical breakdown of material constituents in healthcare waste (excluding food)<\/div>\n
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Country-specific HCW Generation<\/div>\n
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Country-specific Sources and Other<\/div>\n
Characteristics<\/div>\n
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Discussion<\/div>\n
\u2022What do you consider as major or minor sources of healthcare wastes? Give some examples of healthcare wastes from these sources.<\/div>\n
\u2022How does your facility deal with the major categories of healthcare wastes (sharps, chemical, etc.)? Do you know of any interventions that can reduce exposure to healthcare wastes?<\/div>\n
\u2022Can you site some examples of mismanagement of wastes in your facility? If so, what can you do about this?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n