Current status of management of medical waste in medical institutions of Chongqing
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
; 33(6):956-960, 2023.
Article
in English, Chinese
| CAB Abstracts | ID: covidwho-2252260
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To understand the status of generation and management of medical waste in medical institutions of Chongqing.METHODS:
By means of onsite investigation and questionnaire survey, the generation categories and current status of management of medical waste in 50 medical institutions were investigated from Oct 2021 to Apr 2022 the existing limitations and prominent problems in the whole-process management of medical waste were identified so as to enable the safe disposal of medical waste based on laws and regulations.RESULTS:
The average pollutants generation coefficient of medical waste was 0.22-0.72 kg/bed.day among all the grades of hospitals, the average pollutant generation coefficient of medical waste was 0.28-2.30 kg/10 people among grass-root medical institutions. The management of medical waste was more standardized in tertiary hospitals. There were a variety of problems in management of medical waste in clinics and village clinics, such as nonstandard classification of medical waste, unreasonable site selection for temporary storage of medical waste, unsatisfactory transportation means and untimely collection and transportation of medical waste. The problems of chemical, pharmaceutical and pathological medical waste were more prominent. The costs of disposal of medical waste were not strictly implemented in accordance with standards. The packaging, storage, loading, handover and disinfection of COVID-19 medical waste have been carried out in accordance with regulations.CONCLUSION:
It is necessary to further standardize the management of medical waste, explore and formulate the collection and transportation modes of medical waste in primary medical institutions, intensify the supervision of classification, collection, storage, transportation and disposal of medical waste, optimize and upgrade the medical waste management information system, and encourage subsidies for the disposal of medical waste in Chongqing medical waste disposal enterprises during the COVID-19 period.
Human Wastes and Refuse [XX300], Prion; Viral; Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Humans [VV210], Industrial Wastes and Effluents [XX400], Health Services [UU350], Rural Health [VV550], Pollution and Degradation [PP600], Human Health and the Environment [VV500], Laws and Regulations [DD500], human diseases, wastes, hospitals, health facilities, waste management, law, regulations, pollutants, environmental health, pollution, tertiary health care, health clinics, rural health, rural areas, coronavirus disease 2019, viral diseases, public health, primary health care, information systems, man, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, Chongqing, China, Homo, Hominidae, primates, mammals, vertebrates, Chordata, animals, eukaryotes, South Western China, APEC countries, East Asia, Asia, high Human Development Index countries, upper-middle income countries, Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus, Betacoronavirus, Coronavirinae, Coronaviridae, Nidovirales, positive-sense ssRNA Viruses, ssRNA Viruses, RNA Viruses, viruses, Chongqing Shi, People's Republic of China, legal aspects, legal principles, rules, environmental pollution, SARS-CoV-2, viral infections
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Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
Year:
2023
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Article
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