Microbial quality of clinical waste managment in Guilan,Iran

clinical waste is potentially dangerous either because of its infectious nature or it’s potential to cause injury through the presence of sharps such as needle. based on the us statistics, about 15% or less of overall waste from medical establishment is infectious. The options included technologies such as gasification, steam sterilization or heat disinfection which can be used to process categories of clinical waste prior to land fill- all have advantages. According to results obtained from studies conducted in the Children Medical Center Hospital, a teaching children’s hospital and a tertiary care referral unit in Guilan, Iran, improvements in infection control practices in our hospital seem necessary. The aim of this study was to identify risk management and review potential hospital hazards that may pose a threat to the health as well as safety and welfare of patients in an Iranian referral hospital. Segregation of clinical and domestic wastes in healthcare setting is important to avoid accidents and litigation and to contain costs..Evidence that most clinical waste is a significant hazard to the public is lacking. More still needs to be done in the area of clinical waste management to assess the real risks and hazards of this waste.

کلیدواژه ها:

clinical waste ، management: medical ، hazards ، Guilan)