critical care
Life-threatening medical attention
Critical care is intensive medical treatment for patients whose conditions are life-threatening or unstable, requiring constant monitoring and specialized intervention.
It typically takes place in a hospital's intensive care unit (ICU), where staff and equipment can respond immediately to sudden changes.
The accident victim was airlifted to a hospital for critical care.
Critical care medicine is the specialty devoted to treating such patients.
Acute care ward
- CCUAcute care abbreviation
- NICUIntensive care for newborns
- PICUCritical care for children
- ventilatorMechanical breathing apparatus
intubation · sedation · monitoring · dialysis · respirator · life support · anesthesiologist · rounds
Lasting psychological wound
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
- code blueHospital cardiac arrest signal
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
CPR · ambulance · paramedics · EMT · first responders · medevac · airlift · stabilize
Regaining what was lost
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- reviveRestore consciousness or vigor
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
- cardiac arrestAbrupt cessation of circulation
shock · vital signs · stabilize · prognosis · brain death · coma · family conference · rehabilitation
Near the mattress
- vitalsBasic body measurements
- chartingRecording data visually
- dripLiquid falling slowly
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
IV · medication · sedation · turning · suctioning · family support · end-of-life · palliative
ICU
Acute care ward
ventilator · intubation · sedation · monitoring · dialysis · respirator · life support · anesthesiologist · rounds · telemetry
trauma
Lasting psychological wound
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
- code blueHospital cardiac arrest signal
defibrillator · CPR · ambulance · paramedics · EMT · first responders · medevac · airlift · stabilize · airway
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- reviveRestore consciousness or vigor
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
cardiac arrest · shock · vital signs · stabilize · prognosis · brain death · coma · family conference · rehabilitation · tracheostomy
bedside
Near the mattress
catheter · IV · medication · sedation · turning · suctioning · family support · end-of-life · palliative · handoff
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
- emergency medicalemergency room, ambulance, EMS, ER, EMT
- Emergency MedicineEMT, emergency medicine, EMS, paramedic, paramedics
- Emergency Servicesambulance, firefighters, paramedics, police, first responders
- air rescuemedevac, air ambulance, helicopter rescue, airlift, life flight
- EMS TrainingEMT certification, EMT training, CPR certification, CPR training, EMT
critical careroutine care
Regular scheduled upkeep
preventive care · wellness care · outpatient care · convalescent care · palliative care
critical carehome care
Assistance provided at residence
home health care · ambulatory care · outpatient treatment · community care · primary care
critical carehome care
Assistance provided at residence
self-care · independent living · outpatient treatment · home health · self-management
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