一种系统动态方法来评估COVID-19对医疗废物管理系统的影响
Zahra Mohtashami1, Kourosh Eshghi1, Majid Khedmati1
1Department of Industrial Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
概括
随着COVID-19的流行,医疗废物管理系统发生了重大变化. 本研究引入了一个系统动态模型来分析这些对废物产生和管理的动态影响,为公共卫生和环境战略提供见解.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 系统动力学 系统动力学
背景情况:
- 全球范围内,COVID-19大流行给医疗废物管理系统带来了前所未有的挑战.
- 现有的文献缺乏关于疾病爆发如何影响医疗废物产生和处置模式的动态分析.
研究的目的:
- 开发和展示一种新的系统动态模型,以动态评估COVID-19对医疗废物管理的影响.
- 弥合理论建模与在流行病期间医疗废物管理中的实际应用之间的差距.
主要方法:
- 开发了一个系统动态模型,整合了疾病爆发和医疗废物管理子模型.
- 该模型包括公众行为,个人防护设备消费,疫苗接种和废物管理策略等变量.
- 用加利福尼亚州的一个案例研究来验证模型并获得管理见解.
主要成果:
- 疾病动态显著影响医疗废物产生模式,影响管理方法,环境影响和感染风险.
- 社交距离,口罩可用性和疫苗接种等干预措施会影响疾病传播和随后的废物管理需求.
- 扩大废物处理能力和改进废物分离政策可以减轻积累的未经处理的废物和环境后果.
结论:
- 开发的系统动态模型为了解和管理传染病爆发期间的医疗废物提供了强大的框架.
- 动态评估对于优化医疗废物管理策略以尽量减少环境和公共卫生风险至关重要.
- 针对疾病控制和废物管理基础设施的政策干预对于有效应对疫情至关重要.
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