Will get a role of nurse in BWM

3. Waste is ..............
Waste are unwanted or unusable
materials. Waste is any substance
discarded after primary use, or is
worthless, defective and of no use.

4. Bio-medical waste" means any waste, which is
generated during the diagnosis, treatment or
immunization of human beings or animals
or research activities pertaining thereto or in
the production or testing of biological or in
health camps.

7. BMW Act
Act passed by the Ministry of
Environment and Forests in 1986
& notified the Bio Medical Waste
(Management and Handling) Rules
in July 1998
Handled without any adverse
effect to human health and
environment.

9. BMW -2018

12. Salient Feature of BMW 2016
 Phase out –use of chlorinated plastic
bags, gloves, blood bags
 Bar-Code System for bags
 Rules expanded to Vaccination
camps, Blood donation camps,
Surgical Camps or any other health
care activity
 Provide training & immunization to
all HCW

15. A Needle stick injury is a percutaneous
piercing wound typically set by a needle
point, but possible also by other sharps
instrument

16. Global Scenario of NSI
Meta-analysis of data from January 2000 to May 2020
 Incidence of NSI was 43%
 Women were more frequently affected
NSIs
 Hepatitis C virus infection is most
commonly transmitted via NSIs (21%)

17. What about us ?
13-14 NSI /
Month
Nurses are the
major Victims
(38 out of 81
incidence (April
to Sept.2022)
Needle
Recapping
Improper BMW
Segregation
RBS Checking
47% incidence
s are
contributed by
the nurses

18. Causes
Cases Cause Description
Devices Recapping of Needles
Hospital location General Wards
Occupation Nurses
Procedure Waste disposal
https://www.emro.who.int/in-press/reviews/global-regional-and-national-incidence-and-causes-of-needlestick-injuries-a-systematic-review-and-
meta-analysis.html