Manejo de los desechos hospitalarios por el equipo de salud en el área de emergencia de un Hospital General de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Hospital waste represents 10 to 25% of what is disposed of in general and these can be potentially harmful if handled improperly. Objective: To determine the management of waste by the health team in the emergency area of a General Hospital in Guayaquil. Methodology: Level: Descriptive. Method: Quantitative. Design: According to Time: Prospective. Study sequence: Cross sectional. Population: 100 health professionals. Technique: Survey. Instrument: Questionnaire. Results: The socio-demographic characteristics showed that 63% are women and 37% men, in age, between 21 to 30 years old 67%, with work occupation, nurses 36% and Interns 20% with years of experience between 1 to 5 years with 12 working hours of 66%. The common waste eliminated was 66% paper, 58% plastic covers and 50% packaging or boxes, within the infectious-contagious waste that is eliminated most frequently were gloves 91%, syringes 88% and swabs 78%, sharp materials were needles 85 %, ampoules 71%, lancets 64% and scalpel 52%. The educational needs were observed that 99% apply biosafety protocols, 98% waste management protocols, 97% use the guardian for the disposal of sharps, 96% use common waste containers, 93% use bioinfectious waste containers. and 82% receive protection supplies such as 98% masks, 94% gloves, 81% hats and 76% gowns. Conclusions: Waste management by health personnel is eliminated correctly, since 94% do it satisfactorily.