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Critical Care

What is critical care?

Critical care is medical care for people who have life-threatening injuries and illnesses. It usually takes place in an intensive care unit (ICU). A team of specially-trained health care providers gives you 24-hour care. This includes using machines to constantly monitor your vital signs. It also usually involves giving you specialized treatments.

Who needs critical care?

You need critical care if you have a life-threatening illness or injury, such as:

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  1. Critical Care (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is critical care? Critical care is medical care for people who have life-threatening injuries and illnesses. It usually takes place in an intensive care ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/criticalcare.html - Health Topics
  2. Meet the Critical Care Team (Society of Critical Care Medicine)  
    The critical care team is a group of specially trained caregivers who work in a special area of the hospital ... medicine, ICU, critical care
    https://www.sccm.org/MyICUCare/About-Critical-Care/Team - External Health Links
  3. Guide to Surgical Specialists (American College of Surgeons)  
    Surgery/Start Here ... Surgery ... American College of Surgeons ... Information about different surgical specialties.
    https://www.facs.org/.../prepare-your-patients-well/specialists - External Health Links
  4. Eschar 
    Chung KK, Friedman BC. Critical care of the severely burned. In: Parrillo JE, Dellinger RP, eds. Critical Care Medicine: Principles of Diagnosis and Management in the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002355.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Chest tube insertion 
    ... tube thoracostomy. In: Parrillo JE, Dellinger RP, eds. Critical Care Medicine: Principles of Diagnosis and Management in the ... FA, Bellomo R, Marini JJ, eds. Textbook of Critical Care . 8th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2024:chap E12.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002947.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Lung problems and volcanic smog 
    ... 101. Shiloh AL, Savel RH, Kvetan V. Mass critical care. In: Vincent J-L, Abraham E, Moore FA, Kochanek PM, Fink MP, eds. Textbook of Critical Care . 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2017:chap 184. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007468.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Ink remover poisoning 
    ... FA, Bellomo R, Marini JJ, eds. Textbook of Critical Care . 8th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2024:chap 15. ... JL. Poisonings. In: Parrillo JE, Dellinger RP, eds. Critical Care Medicine: Principles of Diagnosis and Management in the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002790.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Chest Tube Thoracostomy (American Thoracic Society) - PDF  
    Critical Care/Treatments and Therapies ... Critical Care
    https://www.thoracic.org/.../resources/chest-tube-thoracostomy.pdf - External Health Links
  9. Role of the Anesthesiologist (American Society of Anesthesiologists)  
    Anesthesia/Related Issues ... Anesthesia ... American Society of Anesthesiologists ... What are anesthesiologists and what do they do? Learn about the comprehensive ...
    https://www.asahq.org/.../role-of-physician-anesthesiologist - External Health Links
  10. Nursing: Registered Nurses (Bureau of Labor Statistics)  
    Health Occupations/Specifics ... Health Occupations ... Bureau of Labor Statistics ... Registered nurses (RNs) provide and coordinate patient care and educate patients ...
    https://stats.bls.gov/ooh/Healthcare/Registered-nurses.htm - External Health Links
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