BWM in Healthcare sector

Rules and practices develop the quality of the team and hospitals. Implementation of several protocols and safety precautions to enhances the better patient outcome. BWM challenge and institutional adaptability and adjustment need a good guide. BWM stands for Biomedical Waste Management

We are here to help you through this guide on biomedical waste management. The pictures and cartoon created by the team for well-being of the professional, hospital healthcare staff, attendant and patient to follow

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BWM manual

Reducing errors

Recycle and reuse

Training

Immunization

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Biomedical Waste management color coding

Pre-treatment of laboratory wastes

Bar-coding of waste, Thermoplastic

Phasing out of chlorinated materials

Treatment of waste and disposal

Roles and responsibilities of stakeholders

Doctors

Nurses

Technician

Sanitary workers

Hospital assistant

Other healthcare workers

All the head of the department must ensure the training in correct segregation practices assign staffs to inspect regularly

Everyone in the team must understand the importance of biomedical waste management

The hospital made a guideline for biomedical segregation and management by all staff

WHO given guidelines for BMW management

All the staff should go through the following

Regulation vaccination

Annual health check-up

Role of Nurses

Infection control and BMW committee will monitor the proper function and get regular reports on a monthly basis.

Coordination of waste from the ward, OT, ICU is regularly checked and sent into the appropriate treatment center

Proper segregation and collection of wastes

Supervision of housekeeping

BMW education to all the staffs and awareness about the BMW and needle stick injury

Incidences of needle stick injury properly reported and treatment is given to staff as per protocol

Log maintenance of color codes logistic cover with label and intent needs

Incidence of needle stick injury treated with post-exposure prophylaxis

Infection control should select proper SOP to follow

Maintain of incidence and report

Regular daily round on OT/ICU and wards

The sample was taken for culture sampling to ensure normal CFU

Weekly cleaning and fumigation and universal precaution for the patient with infection of HIV/HCV, MRSA, Hbs Ag+, etc

 

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