1. 1st
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
MEDICAL STUDENTS‘ RESEARCH PROJECTS
Suez Canal University Hospital; April 22, 2013
Waste Management Practices in
Clinical Laboratory of University and
Ismailia General Hospitals
Ahmed Abd el Megeed, MohabMoamen,
Mohammed Abdelnaby, Mohammed Ismail, Nader
Abdelgawwad, Mariam Ali
2. 1st
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Suez Canal University Hospital; April 22, 2013
3rd
year project
Agenda
ResusltsResuslts
Conclusion and Recommendations
Objectives of the Study
Tools
Aim of the Study
Method of the project
Introduction
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Suez Canal University Hospital; April 22, 2013
Aim of the Project
To improve waste management practices of
clinical laboratory in university and Ismailia
general hospitals.
5. 1st
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
MEDICAL STUDENTS‘ RESEARCH PROJECTS
Suez Canal University Hospital; April 22, 2013
• To describe waste management practices of
clinical laboratory in university and Ismailia
general hospitals and the international standards.
• To identify occupational hazards caused by
exposure to waste products in clinical laboratory
• To identify the international standards of waste
management practices to provide ideas for
improving the practices in clinical laboratory of
university and Ismailia general
Objectives
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Laboratory waste consisting of sharps: syringes, needles,
disposable scalpels and blades. Infectious waste: is material
suspected to contain pathogens (bacteria, viruses, parasites or
fungi) in sufficient concentration or quantity to cause disease in
susceptible hosts. This category includes: waste contaminated with
blood or other body fluids, cultures and stocks of infectious agents
from laboratory work, waste from infected patients in isolation
wards. Waste contaminated with blood or other body fluids
include free-flowing blood, blood components and other body
fluids; dressings, bandages, swabs, gloves, masks, gowns, drapes
and other material contaminated with blood or other body fluids;
Laboratory cultures and stocks are highly infectious waste.
IntroductionIntroduction
7. 1st
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
MEDICAL STUDENTS‘ RESEARCH PROJECTS
Suez Canal University Hospital; April 22, 2013
SUBJECTS and METHODS
TYPE OF STUDY:
Cross sectional study will be
conducted.
SETTING:
•Clinical laboratory in university
and Ismailia general hospitals.
TARGET POPULATION:
•Housekeeping workers and nurses
of clinical laboratory in university
and Ismailia general hospitals.
INCLUSION CRITERA:
all housekeeping workers and
nurses in university and Ismailia
general hospitals.
SAMPLE SIZE:
28 workers
TOOLS:
Interview questionnaire.
8. 1st
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
MEDICAL STUDENTS‘ RESEARCH PROJECTS
Suez Canal University Hospital; April 22, 2013
• Items of questionnaire:
• 1-General Laboratory Safety
• 2- Biosafety practices
• 3-Waste Management
• 4-Equipment ,
• 5-Biological Safety Cabinets (BSC)
• 6- Waste decontamination
Tools
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MEDICAL STUDENTS‘ RESEARCH PROJECTS
Suez Canal University Hospital; April 22, 2013
Results
• In our study , we found that 60.7 of workers
received laboratory safety training, 25% of
workers said that food and
• drinks are not permitted in the laboratory,
78.6% of workers are familiar with the use of
fire extinguishers, 7.1% of
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Suez Canal University Hospital; April 22, 2013
Results
• Table (5): Laboratory equipment is clearly labeled for
biological hazard, toxic risk, etc.
The table above shows that 39.3% of workers said that
Laboratory equipment is clearly labeled for biological hazard,
toxic risk, etc. while 60.7% said that laboratory is not clearly
labeled.
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Suez Canal University Hospital; April 22, 2013
Results
• Graph (2): Containers for sharp and cutting waste are properly handled and
disposed
• The graph above shows that 14.3% of workers said that Containers for sharp
and cutting waste are properly handled and disposed while 85.7% of them said
that Containers for sharp and cutting waste are not properly handled and
disposed.
12. 1st
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MEDICAL STUDENTS‘ RESEARCH PROJECTS
Suez Canal University Hospital; April 22, 2013
RECOMMENDATIONS
In the laboratory ,the safety measures must be available as it
always makes the laboratory technicians and doctors are
more safe from chemical , biological , physical hazards and
it also makes no other factors interfere with the quality of
service and quality of analysis needed in these Laboratories
It is recommended that there must be labels for everything
in the laboratory , Gloves , smocks , ear wears and suits in
the laboratory are available , and must be always worn . Fire
extinguishers must be also available and there are people
who are trained before to use it and the people in the
laboratory should be trained how to act in different
emergency situations .
13. 1st
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
MEDICAL STUDENTS‘ RESEARCH PROJECTS
Suez Canal University Hospital; April 22, 2013
RECOMMENDATIONS
• The laboratories must have emergency exits in the case
of any situation, the workers in the laboratories should
wash their hands before and after working , Also there
must be effective data saving way in which the
information is available any time.
• Finally Wastes must be segregated and collected
in suitable containers. Chemical waste containers must
be identifiable, labeled, dated, and sealed , and then
being properly handled and stored and disposed ,
Containers for sharp and cutting waste must be
properly handled and disposed .
