Dumpster Diving in the Emergency Department: Quantity and Characteristics of Waste at a Level I Trauma Center

INTRODUCTION: Healthcare contributes 10% of greenhouse gases in the United States and generates two milion tons of waste each year. Reducing healthcare waste can reduce the environmental impact of healthcare and lower hospitals’ waste disposal costs. However, no literature to date has examined US em...

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Autores principales: Hsu, Sarah, Thiel, Cassandra L., Mello, Michael J., Slutzman, Jonathan E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2020
Materias:
Emergency Department Operations
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7514403/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32970577
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2020.6.47900

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7514403/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32970577
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2020.6.47900

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