This document discusses medical waste management and its social impact. It defines medical waste and explains the sources and need for proper management. Improper management can harm animals, spread disease, and contaminate the environment through water and air pollution. The world started seriously addressing medical waste in the 1980s and 1990s due to beach washups of used syringes and concerns about virus spread. The document outlines the medical waste management process including segregation, storage, transportation, treatment and disposal. It stresses the importance of awareness and education programs.

1. MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT & It’s SOCIAL IMPACT
Rajeshwari R ,B.E.,M.E.,(Ph.D).,MISTE.,
Faculty of Biomedical Engineering,
KPR Institute of Engineering & Technology, Coimbatore.
Ph:9597308485
Mail ID: rajeshwari.r@kpriet.ac.in

2. Medical Waste /Biomedical Waste
Medical waste is a subset of wastes generated at health care
facilities, such as hospitals, physicians' offices, dental practices,
blood banks, and veterinary hospitals/clinics, as well as medical
research facilities and laboratories.

3. SOURCES

10. NEED FOR BMW
MANAGEMENT

13. WHO

14. Hazards to animals and birds
•Plastic waste can choke animals, which scavenge on open dumps.
•Injuries from sharps are common feature affecting animals.
•Harmful chemicals such as dioxins and furans can cause serious health hazards to
animals and birds.
•Heavy metals can even affect the reproductive health of the animals.
•Change in microbial ecology, spread of antibiotic resistance.

15. Environmental Impact
Inadequate incineration results in
•release of pollutants into the air and in the
generation of ash residue.
•Incinerated materials containing or treated
with chlorine can generate dioxins and
furans, which are human carcinogens and
have been associated with a range of
adverse health effects.
•Incineration of heavy metals or materials
with high metal content (in particular lead,
mercury and cadmium) can lead to the
spread of toxic metals in the environment.
Only modern incinerators operating at
850-1100 °C and fitted with special gas-
cleaning equipment are able to comply
with the international emission standards
for dioxins and furans.

16. The disposal of untreated health care wastes in landfills can lead to the
contamination of drinking, surface, and ground waters if those landfills are
not properly constructed.

17. When does the world starts noticing??

18. • In late 1980’s
o Items such as used syringes were washed up on
several East Coast beaches
o Concern about HIV and HBV virus infection
o Lead to development of biomedical waste
management law in USA
However in INDIA the seriousness about the
management came into limelight only after 1990’s

23. HOSPITALS
IN HOUSE
SEGREGATION
COMMON STORAGE
POINT
TRANSPORTATION
UNLOADING
AND
TEMPERATURE
STORAGE AT
CBWTF
TREATMENT DISPOSAL
BMW MANAGEMENT PROCESS

24. Waste Transport by People

25. VEHICLE USED FOR TRANSPORTATION (Waste Trucks)

36. AWARENESS AND EDUCATION
•Organizing seminars
•Workshops
•Practical demonstrations
•Group discussions
•Lectures