HAZARDS OF

DEPARTMENT OF
PEDIATRICS
(WARD11)
Philippine General Hospital

ESE183/A1

Submitted by Group 2:
Catiltil, John Matthew
Collo, Mikhail Hans
Cruz, Jericho
Cruz, Miguel Angelo

Submitted to:
Engr. Leonardo C. Sawal

Picture of the group in front of PGH.

INTRODUCTION

Introduction

Philippine General Hospital

The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) is a tertiary state-owned hospital administered
and operated by the University of the Philippines Manila, the University of the Philippines
System's Health Sciences Center. It is the largest government hospital administered by the
university, and is designated as the National University Hospital. It is located at Ermita,
Manila in the Philippines. It is the biggest hospital in the country with a 1,500-bed capacity. It
is a mixed-use hospital, with 1,000 beds for indigent patients and 500 beds for private
patients, and offers some of the lowest rates for patients and is generally known as the
hospital for indigent patients.
There are 14 clinical departmentsAnesthesiology, Internal Medicine, Surgery,
Neurosciences, Pediatrics, Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Ophthalmology,
Orthopedics, Rehabilitation Medicine, Psychiatry, Radiology, Pathology, Emergency
Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecologyall of which offer residency and fellowship training.
The investigative report presented herein is intended to show different hazards observed
by the group in Philippine General Hospital particularly on the Department of Pediatrics.
More specifically, this report will focus on the Recognition, Evaluation, and Control (REC) of
Physical, Biological, and Chemical hazards of the Ward 11 of the Department of Pediatrics.

CHEMICAL HAZARDS

Recognition:
Unattended chemicals along the vicinity of the hallway.
Evaluation:
The group has observed that some children roam around the vicinity of the ward.
The chemicals observed in the picture can be reach by children. These can be harmful
if mistakenly used by children.
Control:
These chemicals should be placed on areas that cannot be reach by children. In
addition, these type of chemicals should not be leave unattended.

BIOLOGICAL
HAZARDS

Recognition:
Used bed sheets and towels of patients are exposed along the hallway.
Evaluation:
The group has observed that there are used bed sheets and towels that are exposed in
open air. This can be a route for the spread of infectious diseases.

Control:
The department should cover the container of used bedsheets and towels. They could
also just relocate the storage of these things on a place that will not be exposed to people
passing by the hallway.

Recognition:
The trash bins for wet wastes are full.
Evaluation:
The group has observed that trash bin for wet wastes are already full. Since wet
wastes intend to evaporate, it may immediately roam around the open air. Exposure to
this wastes, may affect the health of the people in the area.
Control:
The maintenance and utility of the department should always be aware of the
disposal of these wastes ahead of time. They should maintain an environment-friendly
ambiance in the area.

Recognition:
Leaking water from air conditioners.

Evaluation:
The group has observed that there are air conditioners at the side of the ward.
These air conditioners produced water leakages that can be possibly contained. These
contained water can be a haven of disease-spreading insects like mosquitoes.

Control:
The maintenance unit should always maintain the sanitation of this area.

Noisy
jeepney
passing

PHYSICAL HAZARDS

Recognition:
Some empty oxygen tanks are not properly tied.
Evaluation:
The group observed that some oxygen tanks are not properly tied. This can
possibly hit someone if it tilted anytime.

Control:
The empty oxygen tanks should be placed on areas that are not accessible to
anyone or they could just tie the oxygen tanks properly.

Recognition:
No ventilation at the comfort room.
Evaluation:
As the group goes to the comfort room, it is observed that the room has no
proper ventilation. Thus, fresh air is not permitted on the area.

Control:
The department should improve the ventilation on the comfort room by providing
conduits for passage of fresh air.

Recognition:
Lightings are not working at the comfort room.

Evaluation:
It is also observed that the main light at the entrance of the comfort room is not
working. This can lead to possible accidents especially during night time when the floor
is not clearly visible.

Control:
The lighting fixtures should be change and fix ahead of time.

Recognition:
The ward is not properly ventilated making the temperature warm.

Evaluation:
The group also observed that ceiling fans are very limited. It is observed that
around four to six patients share for one ceiling fan. In addition the room is too warm
because of not enough ventilation. Since it is summer season, patients may be prone to
heat stroke, and other temperature-related conditions.

Control:
Additional fans should be provided. The patients on the area should be limited to
make the area spacious and convenient. In addition, the ward can be improved by
painting the wall by colors that can make the room visibly cool.

Recognition:
Some medical transporting beds has no rails and break on wheels.

Evaluation:
As the group walks around the area, they observed a mother with her baby being
carried on a medical transporting bed. They observed that the bed may be prone to
accidents specifically on inclined surfaces like ramps.

Control:
The department should provide better medical transporting beds that is not
accident-prone for patients specifically for children that can get naughty most of the
time.

CONCLUSIONS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS

Conclusion
Based on the research that the group has conducted, they have found out
several hazards present on the area. The Philippine General Hospitals Department of
Pediatrics (Ward 11) provides healthcare specifically for child patients. This kind of
environment generally exposed the doctors, nurses, patients and their relatives to
different hazards that may affect their health condition. Some of the hazards present
are: chemical hazards (unattended chemicals along the hallway), physical hazards
(untied oxygen tanks, broken lighting fixtures, unsafe medical transporting beds), and
biological hazards(water leakages from air conditioners, unorganized trash bins). In
each of these hazards, one could get problems that could danger one's health.
Moreover, the slightly poor ventilation was very evident on the ward.
Therefore, the researchers conclude that there are indeed several hazards
present in this area that need to be addressed in order to attain a clean and well ward
that will benefit not only for the sake of the child patients but most importantly, the
people roaming and working around the area.
Recommendation
All in all, the group observed that minor hazards are evident on the
premises of the ward. The area is adequate enough for the patients despite the
presence of some hazards. The group recommends to just preserve the maintenance of
the ward inside and outside at all times. It is also recommended to further improve the
ventilation inside the ward by providing additional fans and openings for passage of
fresh air. Lastly, the group recommends to further improve the security of the ward
because anyone could go inside and outside the vicinity of the ward at anytime, this is
meant to provide the appropriate welfare the patients and workers need at all times.