Comprehension Activity Summative

What is something that is affected in a giant way by the healthcare system?

• The environment

• The government

• None of the above

Why there aren’t many ways to recycle medical implements?

• Because most are pointy.

• Because they contain toxic and non-reusable material

• Because its expensive to do so.

• Because they are healthy for the environment so no need of recycling.

What water do hospitals/clinics normally use?

• Commercial water

• Salt water

In average, for what percentage of pollutants is produced by hospitals?

• 50-60 percent

• 20-22 percent

• 2 percent

• About 9-10 percent

How much money is spent in healthcare each year in the U.S.?

• 200 million dollars

• 3 trillion dollars

• 3 billion dollars

• 10 billion dollars

What is the consequence of health care being expensive?

• Many people get bad quality health care or none at all

• Rich people have worse healthcare

• Heath care is better quality

In 15 years, how will nowadays statistics be affected?

• They will decrease

• They will be better and safe for people

• They will be the triple

• They will grow only a little

How much money did Hudson Hospital and Clinic in Wisconsin, save from creating waste control programs?

• 65k

• 100k

• 57k

• 20k

What are 2 possible solutions for this issue in general?

• Studies; tests

• Waste reduce and control programs; research

• Labs; Stop using machines at all

What is the objective of this?

• Reduce at least 50 % of medical waste. Generate major reduce of pollution due to machinery and production of medical supplies

• Bring the statistics down, to help the economy

• Reduce the amount of pollution in a 70%

• Stop creating bad medical supplies