La gestión de residuos sanitarios como herramienta para la protección de la salud humana: una mini revisión

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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i2.25203

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Residuos sanitarios; Salud pública; Generación de residuos; Accidente de trabajo.

Resumen

Los desechos sanitarios son generados por instalaciones sanitarias para humanos o animales. Una pequeña parte de estos desechos se considera peligrosa. Sin embargo, los accidentes generados por una incorrecta gestión de residuos es una realidad en todo el mundo. Los accidentes ocurren en diferentes etapas de gestión, desde la generación de residuos hasta su destino final, si los residuos no se gestionan adecuadamente. Por lo tanto, este trabajo tuvo como objetivo discutir los posibles problemas relacionados con la incorrecta gestión de los residuos sanitarios, centrándose en la salud pública. Esta mini revisión discutió algunas de las formas en que la gestión de residuos puede favorecer la preservación de la salud pública y el medio ambiente, a través de pasos como la minimización, la segregación y el reciclaje.

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24/01/2022

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PIMENTA, A. C. M. .; PAIXÃO, S.; NEVES, A. C. .; MOL, M. P. G. . La gestión de residuos sanitarios como herramienta para la protección de la salud humana: una mini revisión. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 11, n. 2, p. e24311225203, 2022. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v11i2.25203. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/25203. Acesso em: 4 jul. 2024.

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