Medical Waste Management Florida

 

Hospital waste management in Ghana faces the risk of cross-contamination from the lack of thorough sorting of the waste at the points of generation, codisposal of hazardous and nonhazardous waste types, and use of open-fire pits and substandard incinerators for burning infectious waste. Medical Waste Management Florida This has increased the potential for the spread of infections and chemical pollutants. A cross-sectional study was conducted in five hospitals in Ghana to assess behavioral patterns on waste sorting and the effectiveness of hospital waste management in Ghana. Hospitals generate various kinds of wastes from wards, operation theatres and outpatient areas. These wastes include bandages, cotton, soiled linen, body parts, sharps (needle, syringes etc), medicines (discarded or expired), laboratory wastes etc which carry infection and should be properly collected, segregated, stored, transported, treated and disposed to prevent contamination and nosocomial infection. India generates a huge quantity of Bio Medical Waste (BMW) every year. Medical waste and biohazardous waste are not always the same thing, and often need to be handled quite differently. If you are a generator of such waste, you need to know which category the waste falls into, and treat it according to the proper protocols.