Disposal Methods of Used Pressurized Metered Dose Inhalers and Spacers by Families of Children With Asthma

The choice of disposal method of used pressurized metered dose inhalers and spacers by families of children with asthma were evaluated by a questionnaire. The disposal methods used for inhalers and spacers by the 120 children enrolled included giving to plastic/metal waste collectors (28.3% and 33.3...

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Autores principales: Narendran, Nisha, Divya, M., Jose, Rajany
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer India 2023
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Research Letters
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10052217/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36633109
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13312-023-2842-1
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description The choice of disposal method of used pressurized metered dose inhalers and spacers by families of children with asthma were evaluated by a questionnaire. The disposal methods used for inhalers and spacers by the 120 children enrolled included giving to plastic/metal waste collectors (28.3% and 33.3%), burning (15.8% and 8.3%), general waste (9.2% and 6%), burial (5.8% and 2.4%), hospital waste (1.7% and 1.2%), rivers (0.8% and 1.2%) and open dumping (0.8% and 0%), respectively. Further, 37.5% of inhalers and 47.6% of spacers were awaiting disposal after use, and were stored at home.
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spelling pubmed-100522172023-03-29 Disposal Methods of Used Pressurized Metered Dose Inhalers and Spacers by Families of Children With Asthma Narendran, Nisha Divya, M. Jose, Rajany Indian Pediatr Research Letters The choice of disposal method of used pressurized metered dose inhalers and spacers by families of children with asthma were evaluated by a questionnaire. The disposal methods used for inhalers and spacers by the 120 children enrolled included giving to plastic/metal waste collectors (28.3% and 33.3%), burning (15.8% and 8.3%), general waste (9.2% and 6%), burial (5.8% and 2.4%), hospital waste (1.7% and 1.2%), rivers (0.8% and 1.2%) and open dumping (0.8% and 0%), respectively. Further, 37.5% of inhalers and 47.6% of spacers were awaiting disposal after use, and were stored at home. Springer India 2023-01-09 2023 /pmc/articles/PMC10052217/ /pubmed/36633109 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13312-023-2842-1 Text en © Indian Academy of Pediatrics 2023 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10052217/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36633109
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13312-023-2842-1
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