Introduction: Management of waste generated from the medical sector is a challenging task and it critical issue because acts as hazard for human health well environment. The dental clinics are sharps, glasswares, metallic implants, blood, mercury, lead, biodegradable wastes, non wastes chemical wastes. It important to segregate transport these using proper guidelines. Aim: To assess knowledge, ...

There is a high risk of staff receiving needlestick and other sharps injuries while working in health care. Concern is so great that a seminar on sharps injury prevention and single-use medical devices was held in March 2003 at the European Parliament in Brussels. Injuries caused by needles and other sharp medical devices, and the related risk of potentially fatal disease transmission, remain a...

Background. Incorrect sharp disposal practices may expose the public to needle-stick injuries. The present study aimed at assessing the knowledge and practice of diabetic patients towards insulin injection device disposal in Gondar town, Ethiopia. Methods. A cross-sectional study was employed on insulin requiring diabetes patients who visited the diabetes clinic at Gondar University Referral Ho...

To examine work-related blood and body fluid exposure (BBFE) among health-care workers (HCWs), to explore potential risk factors and to provide policy suggestions, a 6-year retrospective study of all reported BBFE among HCWs (1998-2003) was conducted in a 430-bed teaching hospital in Australia. Results showed that BBFE reporting was consistent throughout the study period, with medical staff exp...

Sharps, infectious, medicinal, and radioactive waste, as well other hazardous poisonous components of waste from healthcare facilities, pose serious risks to both human health the environment if they are not properly handled, disposed of, or prohibited being mixed with municipal waste. The present study deals analysis issues reported by individuals dwelling in nearby areas. A total 120 responde...

INTRODUCTION This paper studies the epidemiology of sharps and needlestick injuries amongst health care workers and the effectiveness of intervention measures implemented at a regional hospital, Singapore. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective review of sharps and needlestick injuries among healthcare workers of a regional hospital at Singapore between 1992 and 1997. Various interventions nam...

Injuries caused by needle sticks and sharps due to unsafe injection practices are the most common occupational hazard amongst health care personnel. The objectives of our study were to determine the existing knowledge and practices of interns and change in their level following an information education and communication (IEC) package regarding safe injection practices and related biomedical was...