Aljabre Salih H M
King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
J Family Community Med. 2002 May;9(2):61-5.
Hospitals are important sites for the generation of hazardous waste. Each hospital has its own profile for the generation and transportion of waste according to its location. It is extremely important to manage hospital generated waste properly in order to avoid health and environmental risks.This article reports the plan designed and used by the hospital waste management committee in King Fahad Hospital of the University , Alhkobar, Saudi Arabia, for the safe management of hospital generated waste starting from the collection areas to the final disposal procedure. The plan was in four stages: background information, identification of problems, intervention and monitoring. The possible solutions for problems encountered are suggested.This plan which was efficient and cost effective can be used in other medical establishments.
医院是危险废物产生的重要场所。每家医院根据其地理位置，在废物产生和运输方面都有各自的特点。妥善管理医院产生的废物以避免健康和环境风险极为重要。本文报告了沙特阿拉伯胡拜尔法赫德国王大学医院的医院废物管理委员会设计并采用的计划，该计划用于从收集区域到最终处置程序的医院产生废物的安全管理。该计划分为四个阶段：背景信息、问题识别、干预和监测。针对遇到的问题提出了可能的解决方案。这个高效且具有成本效益的计划可用于其他医疗机构。
