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  2. EXPLAINER: What happens when an ICU reaches capacity? - AOL

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    The latest surge in coronavirus cases is overwhelming many intensive care units, causing hospitals and states to run out of ICU beds in some locations. Arkansas said it ran out of ICU beds for ...

  3. Intensive care unit - Wikipedia

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    Intensive care unit ICU patients often require mechanical ventilation if they have lost the ability to breathe normally.. An intensive care unit (ICU), also known as an intensive therapy unit or intensive treatment unit (ITU) or critical care unit (CCU), is a special department of a hospital or health care facility that provides intensive care medicine.

  4. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ICU capacity - Wikipedia

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    One of the main drivers of the COVID-19 pandemic is Intensive Care Unit (ICU) capacity as resources such as hospital staff and personal protective equipment (PPE) are continuously used up. Although disaster planning for such a contingency had already taken place (and indeed has been updated), [1] the sheer scale of the impact first became ...

  5. Mechanical ventilation - Wikipedia

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    One of the main reasons why a patient is admitted to an ICU is for delivery of mechanical ventilation. Monitoring a patient in mechanical ventilation has many clinical applications: Enhance understanding of pathophysiology, aid with diagnosis, guide patient management, avoid complications, and assess trends.

  6. Montana hospital ICU reaches 150% capacity amid COVID surge - AOL

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    In the past week, Montana averaged about 108 COVID-19 patients in hospital ICUs — breaking the record seen during the winter of 2020.

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  8. Critical care nursing - Wikipedia

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    Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurse at the San Salvatore Hospital in Pesaro, during COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. Critical care nursing is the field of nursing with a focus on the utmost care of the critically ill or unstable patients following extensive injury, surgery or life-threatening diseases. [1]

  9. S'pore can raise ICU capacity, 'not enough' staff: Puthucheary

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    The SMS was delivering a Ministerial Statement on ICU and hospital capacity, as Singapore reported an additional 3,163 COVID cases and 13 more deaths on Sunday. 'Stretched to their limit'