Medical waste management practice during the 2019-2020 novel coronavirus pandemic: Experience in a general hospital - 25/07/20
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Highlights |
• | The waste from protective facial masks may greatly increase the possibility of carrying pathogens. |
• | COVID-19 related medical waste disposal should be arranged by specifically trained staff and special vehicles. |
• | Management of medical waste could be an important way to control the source of infection. |
• | The key point is to strictly distinguish the waste and reduce the storage time. |
Résumé |
It is currently a critical period for the prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the medical waste disposal could be an important way to control the source of infection, standardization, and strict implementation of the management of COVID-19 related medical waste should be with careful consideration to reduce the risk of epidemic within hospitals. This study illustrates the practice of medical waste disposal responding to the 2019-2020 novel coronavirus pandemic.
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| This work is supported by the Research Project of Education Department of Sichuan Province (grant number: 18ZA0533). It has no role in conduct, analysis or reporting of this study. |
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| Conflicts of interest: The authors declare no competing interests. |
Vol 48 - N° 8
P. 918-921 - août 2020 Retour au numéro
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