การเปรียบเทียบขยะติดเชื้อของโรงพยาบาลขนาดกลางและโรงพยาบาลขนาดใหญ่ กรณีศึกษาจังหวัดนครพนม

Abstract

The objective of this research was to study a comparison of composition and generation rate of infectious waste in medium size hospital and large size hospital. The area under study was Nakhon Phanom province which was divided into 2 locations, Renu Nakhon Hospital (first – level hospital) and Nakhon Phanom Hospital (standard – level hospital). The infectious waste samples were continuously collected for 7 days per month over a 3-month period.

The study results on the infectious waste composition of 2 hospitals (3-month period average) was mostly non-sharp weapon infectious waste than sharp weapon infectious waste. Renu Nakhon Hospital had an average of 1.71 % sharp and 98.29 % non-sharp infectious waste. Whereas Nakhon Phanom Hospital had an average of 2.05 % sharp and 97.95 % non-sharp infectious waste.  The study results on the comparative results of infectious waste composition of 2 hospitals showed that Renu Nakhon Hospital had sharp weapon infectious waste and non-sharp weapon infectious waste not different from Nakhon Phanom Hospital (3-month period average). The incidence of infectious waste generation showed that Renu Nakhon Hospital generated 492.46 grams/bed/day (3-month period average). Meanwhile Nakhon Phanom Hospital generated 1,109.35 grams/bed/day (3-month period average). 

Infectious waste management guidelines 2 hospitals were separating infectious waste from other wastes. For infectious waste that was secreted pour it in the sink made for the secretion to go into the treatment system and used 3R for infectious waste management