Assessment of medical waste management in Karaj hospitals, Iran
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 9, Issue 10
Abstract
In some countries, especially in developing countries such as Iran, medical wastes are not properly managed. Proper medical waste management decreases the risk of spreading infections, environmental hazards and public health risks. In recent years, environmental regulatory agencies and waste producers have tried to reach appropriate medical waste management plans.The main purpose of this study was to investigate different aspects of the current status of medical waste management such as generation, segregation and collection, storage, treatment, training and education and sewagein all hospitals of Karaj city.The method of this research was based on a questionnaire consisted ofseven sections, such as hospital general information, waste amount, separation, collection, temporary storage, hospital sewage and waste management workshop for workers and personnel. The results showed that the average occupancy percentage of each bed in Karaj hospitals was 78.39%. The quantity of medical waste generated by these hospitals was 6080.05 kg/day.The average generation rate of total waste was 4.037 kg/ bed-day. The generation rates of hazardous-infectious wastes, municipal wastes and sharp wastes were 2.321 kg/bed-day, 1.7 kg/ bed-day, 0.015 kg/ bed-day, respectively. The percentages of hazardous-infectious, municipal and sharp wastes were 57.50%, 42.13% and 0.37% respectively. All hospitals used proper separation and labeling waste containers/bags. All hospitals had a location for their waste temporary storage, 63.63% of these locations were isolated. Most of the hospitals (72.72%) treated their wastes, especially with autoclaving. Although, the current system of medical waste management in Karaj city is in a proper situation, it needs further improvement.
Authors and Affiliations
Manoochehr Khazaee *| Master of Environmental Engineering, Department of Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran.email: m.khazaee@ut.ac.ir, Amir Hossein Hamidian| Assistant professor of Environmental Engineering, Department of Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran., Mohmmad Taheri| Master of Environmental Engineering, Department of Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources and Marine Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University., Touran Babakan| Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Department of Structure, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Noshirvani University of Technology., Ali Mashoof| Bachelor of Environmental Engineering, Department of Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Ferdowsi., Safura Rabizadeh| Master of Environmental Engineering, Department of official, Madani Hospital, Alborz province, Karaj, Iran., Aria Khazaee| Bachelor of Environmental Engineering, Department of Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Ferdowsi.
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