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Looking for basic facts about the functions and operations of an ICU or have questions about Intensive Care Units (ICU)? Here you can find information for families of Intensive Care (ICU) patients. These pages are designed to be printer friendly.

Posters has been developed which can be placed in the Waiting room and staff tearoom. ICCMU regrets that we are able to send prints to NSW ICUs only. However if you want a copy of these posters click on the link to the left for a pdf document

The ICU:

Intensive Care Unit definitions, Intensive Care Unit types, Intensive Care Unit locations in NSW, the Intensive Care Unit Team and Frequently Asked Questions about Intensive Care Unit.

Patient Conditions:

Common Patient Conditions found in an Adult Intensive Care Unit are listed here with a detailed description of many of the conditions found in patients in the Intensive Care Unit. Descriptions are stripped of the medical and nursing jargon that can often obscure the meaning from the patient in ICU or the visitor to ICU.

Patient & Family:

Things you should know before visiting an Intensive Care Unit and questions you may want to ask when you get there.

Patient Treatment:

You can find simple explanations for common intensive care treatments here.

ICU Equipment:

Equipment used in the ICU varies from the familiar, such as devices to measure blood pressure, to very specialized devices, such as bedside monitors or dialysis machines. These pages are designed to give a lay-persons description of each piece of equipment, the information provided includes an explanation of how it works, when and for how long it is generally used, and possible complications.

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