A Review on Biomedical Waste Management-IJAERD
The present article presents the basic issues as definition, categories, sources of biomedical waste and procedure of handling and disposal technologies of Biomedical Waste Management and intends to create awareness amongst the personnel for the effective waste management in healthcare units.
Abstract
Developing trends and facilities in healthcare are playing a key role in better hospital management. This has also become a driver for more biomedical waste generation. The waste produced in the course of healthcare activities needs to be handled in an efficient way as inadequate and inappropriate knowledge of management of biomedical waste may lead to serious consequences to patients, doctors, other persons involved and the environment. Every day, relatively large amount of waste is generated in the health care hospitals and facilities around the world which need proper biomedical waste management. The present article presents the basic issues as definition, categories, sources of biomedical waste and procedure of handling and disposal technologies of Biomedical Waste Management. It also intends to create awareness amongst the personnel for the effective waste management in healthcare units. KeywordsBiomedical Waste, Hospital Management, healthcare, patient safety, hazardous, disposable