Acute care is a level of health care in. which a patient is treated for a brief but. severe episode of illness,for conditions. that are the result of disease or trauma, and during recovery from surgery. Acute. care is generally provided in a hospital. by a variety of clinical personnel using.
Under the lean manufacturing system, seven wastes are identified: overproduction, inventory, motion, defects, over-processing, waiting, and transport. Overproduction. The most serious of the wastes, overproduction can cause all other types of wastes and results in excess inventory.
The most common examples of hazardous waste from industries in general include solvents used in cleaning, wastewater from petroleum refiners and ash produced from incinerators or coal-burning power plants. The most dangerous hazardous waste is the waste created by nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons facilities. Although industry creates a large amount of hazardous waste in the United States and other industrial countries, this waste is highly regulated and controlled.