Gestão de resíduos de serviços de saúde: estudo de caso em Centro de Especialidades Odontológicas

Abstract

This monograph focuses show the management of health services waste in an Odontology Specialties Center that was analyzed. Were approached national and state legislation related to health services waste. Then, the stages of the life cycle of the health services waste were described and was add a flow-chart to exemplify the process. Was registered information about the Odontology Specialties Centers expansion in national, state and municipal level, also about the type of existent Odontology Specialties Centers. Through visits to the center where the study was taken place and where the information were provided by the workers, the procedures of health services waste management were analyzed and also the quantity and the types of waste produced. There is no municipal legislation about health services waste management. The place to store the health service waste is not perfect. The amount of bags it is enough to store the waste. There is no periodic training for workers learn about the waste management. Improvements were proposed to be applied by the Odontology Specialties Center in this case and other centers also. It was also suggested that a Health Services Waste Management Plan was implanted by the center.