Mohamed Soliman Sahar, Ibrahim Ahmed Amel
Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt.
Waste Manag. 2007;27(12):1920-3. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2006.08.009. Epub 2006 Oct 27.
Inadequate management of biomedical waste can be associated with risks to healthcare workers, patients, communities and their environment. This study was conducted to assess the handling and treatment of biomedical waste in different healthcare settings in Egypt. Five hospitals and ten primary healthcare settings were surveyed using a modified survey questionnaire for waste management. This questionnaire was obtained from the World Health Organization (WHO), with the aim of assessing the processing systems for biomedical waste disposal. Researchers found that biomedical waste is inadequately processed in hospitals and primary healthcare settings due to the absence of written policies and protocols. Accordingly, healthcare staff, patients, the community and the environment may be negatively affected by exposure to the hazards of biomedical waste. The development of waste management policies, plans, and protocols are strongly recommended, in addition to establishing training programs on proper waste management for all healthcare workers.
生物医疗废物管理不当可能会给医护人员、患者、社区及其环境带来风险。本研究旨在评估埃及不同医疗环境中生物医疗废物的处理情况。通过一份经过修改的废物管理调查问卷，对五家医院和十个基层医疗场所进行了调查。该问卷取自世界卫生组织（WHO），旨在评估生物医疗废物处置的处理系统。研究人员发现，由于缺乏书面政策和规程，医院和基层医疗场所的生物医疗废物处理不当。因此，医护人员、患者、社区和环境可能会因接触生物医疗废物的危害而受到负面影响。除了为所有医护人员开展适当废物管理培训项目外，强烈建议制定废物管理政策、计划和规程。
