Bio medical wastes have become a very important source of spreading infections in the society. Hospitals are supposed to be seat of healing, but have become a seat of infection. This is true when it comes to hospital acquired infections which are a frequent picture in those hospitals where health care waste is not managed appropriately.1 Hospital waste is not only infectious but also hazardous ...

Background: The waste generated during the delivery of health care services carries a high potential of infection and injury than any other type of waste. Objectives: To study the system of segregation, collection, transportation and disposal of biomedical wastes. To assess the knowledge and practices about biomedical waste management among the health care providers. Methodology: A cross sectio...

BACKGROUND Dental waste can be hazardous to humans and the environment. OBJECTIVE To determine the current status of dental waste management in private and public dental clinics and private dental offices in Shiraz, southern Iran. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences from February through June 2013. A stratified random sampling method...

The Healthy Hospital Project, an international collaboration, aimed to strengthen Ecuador's capacity to promote healthier and safer hospitals by reducing occupational transmission of infectious diseases. Team members conducted a needs assessment to identify workplace hazards and health risks in three hospitals. A survey of health care workers' knowledge and practices of occupational health (OH)...

PURPOSE To investigate the effects of occupational exposure to waste anesthetic gases on genetic material and antioxidant status in professionals during their medical residency. METHODS The study group consisted of 15 medical residents from Anesthesiology and Surgery areas, of both genders, mainly exposed to isoflurane and to a lesser degree to sevoflurane and nitrous oxide; the control group...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES A legislative framework for bio-medical waste management (BMWM) was established in the country more than a decade ago. Though some studies have identified gaps at local levels, no systematic effort was done to collect data from different parts of the country. The objective of this nationwide study was to document existing resources, infrastructure and practices related t...