某大型三级甲等综合医院公共区域医疗废物和生活垃圾混放情况调查

目的了解某大型三级甲等综合医院公共区域医疗废物和生活垃圾混放状况。方法对医疗机构公共区域外来就诊者及其陪同人员随机开展问卷调查,并现场查看、记录医疗机构公共区域医疗废物桶与生活垃圾桶内医疗废物与生活垃圾混放情况。结果共发放问卷100份,其中有效问卷96份,85.42%(82/96)的被调查者为初中及以上学历。问卷调查显示,被调查者中59.38%知晓医院医疗废弃物有"医疗废物"和"生活垃圾"之分,33.33%知晓医疗废物和生活垃圾应分别丢入哪种颜色的医疗废弃物桶和包装袋,29.17%认为医疗废物可以经过无害化处理后再次利用,77.08%认为所在医院医疗废物与生活垃圾分类处置标识不明显,9.38%曾接受过医疗废物与生活垃圾分类处置方面的宣教,65.63%愿意今后在就医过程中主动将医疗废物与生活垃圾分开处置;现场查看公共区域医疗废物桶与生活垃圾桶内医疗废物与生活垃圾混放情况,发现41.18%的生活垃圾桶内存在医疗废物混入现象,83.33%的医疗废物桶内存在生活垃圾混入现象。结论医疗机构公共区域医疗废物与生活垃圾混放现象严重,应实施针对性的综合干预措施,进一步指导医疗机构公共区域医疗废物与生活垃圾分类工作。

Mixed placement of medical waste and domestic waste in public area of a large tertiary first-class general hospital

Objective To investigate the mixed placement of medical waste and domestic waste in public area of a large tertiary first-class general hospital. Methods A random questionnaire survey was carried out among patients and their accompanying persons in the public area of medical institutions, mixing placement of medical waste and domestic waste in medical waste bins and domestic waste bins in the public area of medical institutions were checked and recorded. Results A total of 100 questionnaires were distributed, 96 of which were available and 85.42% (82/96) of respondents received at least junior high school education. According to the questionnaire survey, 59.38% of respondents knew that hospital waste were divided into medical waste and domestic waste, 33.33% knew the color of medical waste bin and packaging bag that medical waste and domestic waste should be put into respectively, 29.17% knew that medical waste could be reused after harmless treatment, 77.08% thought that classfied disposal logo of medical waste and domestic waste in their hospitals was not obvious, 9.38% had received education on classified disposal of medical waste and domestic waste, 65.63% were willing to take the initiative to implement classified disposal of medical waste and domestic waste in the future medical treatment process. Through on-site inspection of mixed placement of medical waste and domestic waste in medical waste bins and domestic waste bins in public area, it was found that 41.18% of domestic waste bins were mixed with medical waste, and 83.33% of medical waste bins were mixed with domestic waste. Conclusion The mixed placement of medical waste and domestic waste in public area of medical institutions is serious, it is necessary to implement targeted comprehensive interventions to further guide the classification of medical waste and domestic waste in public area of medical institutions.