Intensive care medicine

Intensive care medicine is when really sick people have to go to a special hospital area called the intensive care unit (ICU). The ICU is like a super duper hospital room where doctors and nurses can watch really sick people very carefully and make sure they get all the special care they need.

In the ICU, patients get lots of attention because they have very serious conditions like heart problems, serious infections, or even had a big accident. They usually need help breathing with a special machine called a ventilator, and they might need special medicine through tubes in their body. The ICU team works very hard to help the patient get better. They watch the patient's breathing, fluids, and other important things all day and all night, so they can make decisions quickly if something changes.

Even though it may look a little scary in the ICU, everyone is doing their best to make sure the patient gets all the care they need to get better. The ICU is there to help really sick people feel more comfortable and get better as soon as possible!