Thursday, January 19, 2012

Result of DHIC (Diploma In health Inspector Course) 2011 declared.

Diploma in Health Inspector Course result (2009 - 2011) published on 17/01/2012 by Kerala Health service department,examination conducted on december 2011. Marklist and detailed results are Attached here in PDF format.

The Directorate of Health Service (DHS) announced the result of final year exam of Vth DHI batch across Kerala. For more details see result here
Diploma in Health inspector course 2011 result is published on 17/01/2012 by Directorate of Health Service (DHS).

There were a total of 357 fresh candidates wrote the final year exam and passed about 300 students and 57 failed unfortunately.

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Heslth Inspector Course In India

What is the Health inspector course?

The health departments of many states in India like Kerala, Karnataka is conducting diploma in health inspector course / diploma in the sanitary inspector course. The course should be highlighted in your future if your attitude is compatible with a public service mentality, because, the course should bring a government job and recognition for you in your society.

Eligibility need to join the health inspector course?

The eligibility criteria for the course are simple and legible. Those who passed plus two with an aggregate 50% mark in physics, chemistry and biology is eligible to join for the program. Sc/St candidates may join the program with a 45% mark.

Under Karnataka govt., there is possible to join the health inspector/ sanitary inspector course after completion of your secondary education. Those who passed their 10th class, they can join the same program, but the course duration will be three years.

Under the Kerala govt. there need to complete your 12th standard and there are two govt. collages are available to join the program. Paramedical Institute, (Kuzhalmantham, Palakkad) and Public Health Training School (Thiruvananthapuram) are those two collages, and you need to pay the fee structure as per government norms to complete the course. There are other 13 self-financial institutions conducting the health inspector course across Kerala. There you need to pay more without govt. fee even you are in merit quota, and need to pay their own fee structure on management quota.

Structure of health inspector course

Course duration: two years

Fee structure:

Rs. 4000 - first year on govt. collages across kerala.

Rs. 5000 - second year in govt. collages across kerala.

Rs.15000 - first year in merit seats on self-financial institutions.

Rs.11000 - second year in merit seats on self-financial institutions.

Rs.30000 - first year in management seats on self-financial institutions across Kerala.

Rs.25000 - second year in management seats on self-financial institutions across Kerala.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

A short note on Incineration

What is incineration process and what its usage? It is helpful for high definition of waste management. It is a treatment with high temperature and oxidizes all organic components of wastes to inorganic matter and reduces combustible waste with reduction of quantity of waste by volume and weight. The process is not suitable for all type of hazardous waste. Incinerators are specialized with chambers, and tape of wastes etc;

Requirements of the appropriate wastes suitable for incineration are;

a) low heating volume – above 2000 kcal/kg for single chamber and above 3500 kcal/kg for pryolytic double chamber incinerators respectively

b) 60% of waste need to be combustible

c) Noncombustible solids or matters not be more than 5%

d) Other noncombustible matters not be more than 20%

e) Moisture of waste matters should be below 30%

Types of wastes not suitable for incineration are;

a) Gas containers because of pressure in it

b) Chemical wastes in large quantity because of its reactivity

c) Photographic or radioactive elements because of emission and other chemical obstructions

d) Plastics with organic elements such as PVC

e) Types of wastes contain mercury or cadmium in large amount.

Health hazards of health care waste

Health care waste is the byproduct created by health care system (hospitals, clinics and other health care facilities). Entering to such wastes may lead to further infections or any diseases. so, we need to be bothered about it. Such waste can lead to illness due to its following features:

1. Health care waste must contains any infectious agent.

2. It may include hazardous chemical substances.

3. May contain any toxic substances.

4. It may contain genotoxic and radioactive elements.

Those who handle or exposures to this waste are dangerous. Those peoples are counted in risk group. Because of they have a possibility to get infected. So, there need to be vigil and expert person to handle such waste. The main Risk groups are following:

- Doctors, nurses and other medical care auxiliaries,

- Patients attended to health care

- Patient’s relatives they often visit hospital

- Workers related with waste care management

Now we are discussing about each type of waste and its consequences;

a) Impacts of infectious waste including syringes and other surgical sharps.

Micro organisms are very minute and it may enter to the body through injury or any abrasion on the skin. They may enter to the body through mucous membrane too. The medical statistics of infection shows that pathogens are spread through waste and enter to the body through any minute puncture on the skin. HIV and Hep B, C Viruses are transmitted through this wastes. Therefore, handling such type of waste should be aggressive and must be destroy with the use of advanced techniques.

b) Impacts of hazardous chemical waste including pharmaceuticals.

Theses category of wastes need to be destroyed by modern technological aid. Because of these waste contains not only chemical substances but also they may radioactive or toxic. Much of the chemicals used in pharmaceuticals are reactive and producing reagents. They can change metabolic activity and lead to hazardous diseases.

c) Impacts of genotoxic waste including Cytotoxic drugs

Cytotoxic drugs can enter body through absorption capability of our cells. The disposals of such wastes are not easy by normal exposure to land. The dust and aerosol contain these toxicity may enter to the body and cause to further infection. Health workers and drug makers have often possibility of infection by these wastes.

d) Impacts of radioactive waste including drugs and machines

Hazards from such types of waste are much vulgar and often may lead to cancer. Radioactive element leads to uncontrolled growth of cells. It may affect genetic material because the emission from radioactive substances is able to penetrate and affect genome type. Exposure to radioactive type waste is not good for health. Those handle with such types of health care wastes need to be bothered and use advanced techniques to manage them.

Apart from these types of wastes, there is anatomical waste and biological wastes. All types needed to be eliminated using incinerators or thermal treatment or any other appropriate use of modern techniques.

Categories of Biomedical waste

Categories of Biomedical waste

10 categories of waste and disposal method are described below;

Category No.

Waste type

Method of waste disposal

Category No. 1

Anatomical waste (Human)

Incineration / Deep burial

Category No. 2

Animal waste

Incineration / Deep burial

Category No. 3

Microbiology & Biotechnology waste

Local autoclaving / microwaving / incineration

Category No. 4

Syringes & other waste sharps

Disinfection method (chemical)

Category No. 5

Discarded medicines & Cytotoxic drugs

Incineration

Category No. 6

Solid waste (cotton, plaster casts)

Incineration / microwaving

Category No. 7

Solid waste (tubing, catheters)

Chemical disinfection / microwaving / shredding

Category No. 8

Liquid waste

Chemical disinfection

Category No. 9

Incineration ash

Landfill disposal

Category No. 10

biological chemicals, disinfection chemicals, insecticides etc;

Chemical treatment