?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Awareness+and+Practice+of+Biomedical+Waste+Management+Among+Different+Health+Care+Personnel+at+Tertiary+Care+Centre%2C+Rajkot%2C+India&rft.creator=Chudasama%2C+Rajesh+K&rft.creator=Sheth%2C+Ankit&rft.creator=Rangoonwala%2C+Matib&rft.creator=Joshi%2C+Nirav&rft.creator=Zalavadiya%2C+Dipesh&rft.creator=Bhola%2C+Chirag&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+Bio+medical+waste+collection+and+proper+disposal+has+become+a+significant+concern+for+both+the+medical+and+general+community.+Objective%3A+To+know+the+awareness+and+practice+of+biomedical+waste+management+(BMW)+among+health+care+personnel+working+at+a+tertiary+care+centre.+Methods%3A+The+study+was+conducted+from+January+2013+to+June+2013.+It+was+a+descriptive+observational+hospital+based+cross+sectional+study.+Study+participants+included+the+resident+and+intern+doctors%2C+nursing+staff%2C+laboratory+technicians%2C+sanitary+staff+(ward+boys%2C+aaya+and+sweepers)+working+in+the+P+D+U+Government+Medical+College+and+Civil+Hospital%2C+Rajkot+who+are+dealing+with+BMW.+The+study+was+conducted+by+using+pretested%2C+semi-structured+pro+forma.+Results%3A+Total+282+health+care+personnel+participated%2C+including+123+resident+and+intern+doctors%2C+92+nursing+personnel%2C+13+laboratory+technicians+and+54+sanitary+staff.+Only+44.3%25+study+participants+received+training+for+bio+medical+waste+management.+Except+for+doctors+(98.4%25)%2C+awareness+regarding+identification+and+use+of+color+coded+bags+as+per+BMW+act%2C+was+very+poor+among+health+care+personnel.+Record+keeping+for+injuries+related+to+biomedical+waste+was+very+poor+for+all+health+care+personnel.+Significant+number+of+paramedics+maintained+record+of+BMW+at+work+place%2C+practiced+disinfection+and+segregation+of+BMW+at+work+place%2C+used+personal+protective+measures+while+handling+BMW.+Significant+number+of+resident+and+intern+doctors+practiced+correct+method+for+collecting+sharps+and+needles+than+paramedical+staff.+Conclusion%3A+Intensive+training+program+at+regular+time+interval+and+a+system+of+monitoring+and+surveillance+about+practice+of+day+to+day+BMW+management+should+be+evolved.&rft.publisher=Kakkilaya+BS&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2014-05-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9727%2F1%2F2014-1-1.pdf&rft.identifier=++Chudasama%2C+Rajesh+K+and+Sheth%2C+Ankit+and+Rangoonwala%2C+Matib+and+Joshi%2C+Nirav+and+Zalavadiya%2C+Dipesh+and+Bhola%2C+Chirag++(2014)+Awareness+and+Practice+of+Biomedical+Waste+Management+Among+Different+Health+Care+Personnel+at+Tertiary+Care+Centre%2C+Rajkot%2C+India.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9727%2F