Question

Give information about the 3 different classifications of intensive care units and list 5 important equipment that should be in the intensive care unit.

Answer 1

Ans. An intensive care unit also known as an intensive therapy unit or intensive treatment unit or critical care unit is a special department of a hospital or health care facility that provides intensive treatment medicine.

Intensive care unit (ICU)

Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)

Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU)

Coronary care unit (CCU)

Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) : This specialry unit cares for neonatal patients who have not left the hospital after birth. Common conditions cared for include prematurity and associatef complication, congential disorders such as congenital diaphragmatic hernia, or complications resulting from the birthing process.

Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) : Pediatric patients are treated in this intensive care unit for life-threatening conditions such as asthma, influenza, diabetic ketoacidosis, or traumatic neurological injury. Surgical cases may also be referred to the PICU postoperatively if the patient has a potential for rapid deterioration or if the patient requires monitoring.

Coronary care unit (CCU) : Also known as Cardiac Intensive Care Units or Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit this ICU caters to patients specifically with congential heart defects or life-threatening cardiac conditions such as a myocardial infarctipn or a cardiac arrest.

Geratric intensive care unit ( GICU) : a special intensive care unit dedicated to management of critically ill elderly.

Essential ICU Equipment

Beds.

ICU Bedside Monitors.

Ventilator.

Endotracheal Tube (ETT or Breathing Tube) ...

Intravenous Infusion Pump.

Syringe Driver / Syringe Pump.

Nasogastric Tubes (NG Tube) .

Indwelling Urinary Catheter (IDC)

Mechanical ventilators

To assist breathing through an endotracheal tube or a tracheostomy tube

cardiac monitors for monitoring Cardiac condition; equipment for the constant monitoring of bodily functions; a web of intravenous lines, feeding tubes, nasogastric tubes.

Suction pumps, drains, and catheters, syringe pumps

A wide array of drugs to treat the primary condition of hospitalization.

Medically induced comas, analgesics, and induced sedation are common ICU tools needed and used to reduce pain and prevent secondary infections.