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Hazardous Health Care Waste      |     Generation of BMW      |     Hazardous of BMW

Public Health Risk of Hazards HCW    |    Sources of BMW
Potential health effects AIDS
Hepatitis B and C
Gastroenteric infections
Respiratory infections
Blood stream infections
Skin infections
Effects of radioactive substances
Intoxication
PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACT
Individual cases of accidents & subsequent infections are well documented.
US Agency for toxic substances & diseases register Report: Injuries are due to recapping of hypodermic needles
France - Japan - USA - outside healthcare establishment - HIV - risk negligible 		 
    1 - 4 HIV --- Total 68000
Hepatitis B 162 - 321 - 3 lacs
Nurses & House keeping -
10 - 20 per 1000
USA - 180- 1000