Studnicki J
College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa.
Hosp Top. 1992 Spring;70(2):11-20. doi: 10.1080/00185868.1992.10543687.
Medical waste is a nightmare for hospital administrators, cutting across department boundaries and incorporating legal, financial, and community concerns. In this two-part article the author provides a stepwise approach to effective waste management. The first part gives background information on waste generation, storage, and disposal and delineates the framework of a medical waste audit. This audit is put to the test in the second part, where data from a pilot trial at an actual hospital are presented and discussed.
