title: Medical waste in mobile prehospital care.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  the objective of this study is to identify how Medical Waste (MW) is managed in Mobile Prehospital Care (MPC) services in the state of São Paulo as well as characterize and quantify this waste.
  
  
  METHODS
  exploratory and descriptive field study with data collection based on the methodology proposed by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), which was conducted over eight consecutive days to identify the production and characteristics of generated waste.
  
  
  RESULTS
  it was found that the MW management of the MPC is not yet in line with the requirements of RDC 306/04, which could affect the occupational safety of workers, patients, the community, and the environment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  it is recommended for the health managers to focus on this issue. The lack of studies with regard to MPC also indicates the need for further studies on the waste management.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação Enfermagem em Saúde Pública, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Adriana Aparecida
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação Enfermagem em Saúde Pública, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Tatiane Bonametti
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Veiga
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação Enfermagem em Saúde Pública, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Tânia Márcia Lopes
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação Enfermagem em Saúde Pública, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Silvia Carla da Silva
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: André
authors.affiliation: Centro de Material e Esterilização, Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná, Bandeirantes, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Juice Ishie
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Macedo
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação Enfermagem em Saúde Pública, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Juliana Trebi
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Penatti
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Angela Maria Magosso
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Takayanagui
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D008506:Medical Waste; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal; D008952:Mobile Health Units; D016272:Occupational Health
chemical_list: D008506:Medical Waste; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal