Medical Waste Management in Musrata 2015
At the honorable invitation of the Standing Committee for the management of medical waste in the municipality of Misurata, Dr. Altaher Altabet presented a lecture titled: "Management of Medical Waste in Libya: Problem and Solution" at the Faculty of Nursing, Misrata University, Tuesday 13th October 2015. Misrata, Libya.
The lecture addressed the following points:
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General definition of medical waste
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Types of medical waste: infectious waste, sharp waste, pathological waste, and chemical, pharmaceutical and radioactive waste.
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Sources of generation of medical waste
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Health Impacts to health- care workers, patients and visitors.
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Environmental Impacts of medical waste to surrounded ecosystems.
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Recorded stories of disasters caused by improper handling of medical waste: accidents due to injuries due to infectious medical waste.
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Environmental disasters in several countries of the world due to improper handling with medical devices with radioactive sources: the story of Brazil, Morocco, Mexico and India.
