Levantamento dos resíduos de equipamentos eletroeletrônicos médico-hospitalares de um hospital público na cidade de João Pessoa

Abstract

The discovery of new technologies come quickly making the models of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) medical-hospital exceeded, resulting in an increase in the generation of waste of such equipment throughout the world. The objective of this study was to conduct a survey of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) medical-hospital, in a public hospital in the city of João Pessoa. In the first stage, semi-structured interviews were conducted with hospital administrators to obtain information about the medical-hospital WEEE generated. In the second stage, a data survey was performed from official hospital documents, referring to the process of deactivation of medical equipment in 2016. In the third stage, medical-hospital WEEE were cataloged in the hospital deposit, in order to identify the types and quantities of medical equipment in the deposit. It was found that the main reason for the deactivation of medical equipment in 2016 was technological obsolescence. From the cataloging, it was verified that are a total of 198 medical-hospital WEEE, of 47 different types, in the deposit of the hospital. Because it is a public hospital, the final destination for this type of waste is usually done by auction or donation, becoming in charge of the auctions and bidders who received the donations to enforce the reverse logistics and give adequate environmental waste disposal