AIMS To review the literature on sharps injuries and occupational bloodborne virus transmission in health care in the UK and the worldwide evidence for injury prevention of sharps safety devices. METHODS Literature review by online database and Internet resource search. RESULTS Twenty-four relevant publications were identified regarding UK reported sharps injury rates. UK studies showed as ...

Insulin-dependent diabetic patients are not educated on safe sharps disposal methods, so leading to unsafe disposal of needles. Appropriate education on the correct disposal of sharps should be an integral part of their diabetic counseling. Doctors, nurses and pharmacists should all take responsibility for educating and reinforcing information about correct sharps disposal methods. Patients sho...

BACKGROUND Medical waste (MW) can be generated in hospitals, clinics and places where diagnosis and treatment are conducted. The management of these wastes is an issue of great concern and importance in view of potential public health risks associated with such wastes. The study assessed the medical waste management practices in selected hospitals and also determined the impact of Lagos Waste M...

Needlestick injuries (NSIs) and sharps injuries are a potential source of harm. Such injuries can cause considerable distress and have an economic effect on both the person who is injured and the healthcare organisation. Although data regarding trained nurses are more plentiful, there is a dearth of published information and research on the incidence and causes of NSIs and sharps injuries in th...

Introduction: The world has witnessed positive environment implications of nationwide lockdowns brought down upon by Covid 19 such as cleaner rivers and clearer skies, the same is not case with respect to solid waste management. Objective:To study management practices precautions taken in a tertiary care hospital. Methodology:A retrospective from 1st April 2020 31st March 2021 was conducted at ...

Biomedical waste is any kind of either solid or liquid containing infectious, potentially infectiousmaterials medical, laboratory research origin from activities such as diagnosis, prevention & treatmentof diseases. Bio-medical has a higher potential infection and injury to the healthcare worker, patientand surrounding community. It consists human anatomical waste, animal microbiology &biotechn...

Until recently, waste management for national immunization programs was limited to sharps waste, empty vaccine vials, or vaccines that had expired or were no longer usable. However, because wild-type 2 poliovirus has been eradicated, the World Health Organization's (WHO's) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization deemed that all countries must simultaneously cease use of the type 2 o...

Dear Editor: Biomedical waste is any waste generated during the diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings or animals, in research activities pertaining to or in the production of or testing of biologicals, and all other categories waste generated by healthcare activities. It includes a broad range of materials from used needles and syringes, soiled dressings, body parts, diagnostic s...