Fundamentals of the Intensive Care Unit "ICU"

Rahman Hanoon Atiyah; Nagham Deyaa Saleh; Mariam Imad Jaber

Rahman Hanoon Atiyah
Nagham Deyaa Saleh
Mariam Imad Jaber

Keywords: patient, intensive care unit, temperature, measurement, tools, devices

Abstract

The main idea of the research is to fully identify the most important intensive care units, their parts and the most important devices used in them, with an explanation of how to install the intravenous catheter. We will study the method of measuring the patient's temperature and the method of measuring the patient's pulse as well. We will explain what are the reasons or indications that require the patient to be fully anesthetized during his stay in intensive care. We will explain some of the medications and analgesics used. We will also explain delirium and its causes, knowing, evaluating and identifying them.

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