War on waste: Challenges and experiences in COVID-19 waste management.
| Autor: | Gowda NR; Senior Resident, Department of Hospital Administration, AIIMS, New DelhiIndia., Siddharth V; Associate Professor, Department of Hospital Administration, AIIMS, New DelhiIndia., Inquillabi K; Senior Resident, Department of Hospital Administration, AIIMS, New DelhiIndia., Sharma DK; Medical Superintendent, AIIMS, New DelhiIndia. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Disaster medicine and public health preparedness [Disaster Med Public Health Prep] 2021 Jun 07, pp. 1-13. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jun 07. |
| DOI: | 10.1017/dmp.2021.171 |
| Abstrakt: | COVID-19 has posed formidable challenges including overwhelming bio-medical waste. Guidelines have been rapidly changing along with mounting pressure of waste generation. These challenges were managed by smart re-engineering of structure and processes for desired outcomes. Dedicated staff in PPE with appropriate training were deployed to collect waste using dedicated trolleys. A dedicated route plan was drawn with a dedicated lift meant for COVID-19. A new temporary holding area was created. Dedicated trucks with requisite labels were deployed to transport COVID-19 waste to CBWTF. Communication challenge was addressed through timely circulars, which were further reinforced and reiterated during various on-going training programs.Before the onset of COVID-19 pandemic Bio-Medical Waste generated was 1.93kg/Bed/Day and currently the quantum of COVID-19 biomedical waste generated is 7.76Kg/COVID Bed/Day. Daily COVID-19 waste generation data is maintained and uploaded in an android Application. Till date none of the worker handling COVID-19 waste has acquired Healthcare associated COVID-19 infection which reflects on the soundness of the new system and the infection control practices in the Institute. A responsive leadership harmonizing with a robust communication and training system has augmented timely re-engineering of structure and processes for better outcomes in the war on waste. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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