Research On Current Status Of Radioactive Medical Wastes Treatment In The Nuclear Medicine Department Of Jinan And Analysis The Knowledge And Attitude Of Related Personnel

Background:Medical waste is the infectious, poisonous and harmful garbage produced in medical treatment, disease prevention, health care and other related activity. It has direct or indirect infectious toxicity and other hazardous waste, it contains amount of microorganisms, parasites, and other harmful substances. Improper handling or lack of preventive measures is easy to cause environmental pollution, because the spread of disease or public health emergencies, directly endangering people’s physical and mental health.Nuclear technology is applied to medicine, diagnosis and treatment of disease by radioactive nuclide discipline. There are several kinds of he medical waste in nuclear medicine department, mainly including infectious waste, damage wastes and radioactive waste. The infectious waste and damage waste can be treated as general medical waste; the radioactive waste must be treated carefully.The nuclear medicine diagnosis technology is becoming more and more extensive in clinic. The radioactive medical waste increases at the same time. The spread of radioactive material, pollution and radioactive waste disposal and so on can affect the health of medical workers and environmental pollution problems, higher incidence of secondary infection. At present radioactive medical waste disposal problem has become one of the major challenges in hospital management, also has gradually become the focus of society.Objective:To explore knowledge and attitude of nuclear medical staffs on radioactive medical wastes disposal and management.Methods:A total number of 107 nuclear medical staffs working in tertiary hospital of Jinan City were investigated by a semi-structure self-administrated questionnaire.Research methods:this study was conducted in nuclear medicine department of Jinan.The survey used semi-structured questionnaire design, the content includes: (1) the relevant cognitive research. (2) The degree of concern. (3) The relevant professional knowledge to master degree. This study questionnaire asked men to fill in on the spot. In this study all about rate compared withx2test; P< 0.05 was statistically significant, all data using SPSS 16.0 statistical software processing.Results:The surveyed nuclear medical staffs has relevantly good knowledge on radioactive medical wastes disposal and management in general. There was a statistical significance in categories of medical wastes, laws and regulations regarding radioactive medical waste management, and correct hand washing practice among different positions. Longer working experience tends to have higher level of concern on radioactive medical waste management.Conclusion:Occupational safety training and educational programs should target specific characteristics of nuclear medical staffs, such as working experiences and positions, in order to achieve optimal effectiveness.