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Acute care

The treatment of a disease or illness, or following an accident or trauma, which is brief but severe. Acute care is often carried out within a specialist unit in a hospital or within an emergency department, ambulatory care clinic, or other short-term stay facility. This type of care is often only required for a short period of time.

See also:
Primary care
Secondary care

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