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ICU EQUIPMENTS USES
These bags are used to inflate the
1. RESUSCITATOR lungs during procedures BAG including intubation.
A syringe driver or syringe pump is a
2. SYRINGE DRIVER / sophisticated pump used to deliver SYRINGE PUMP small quantities of intravenous medications and fluids.
This allows the ICU to have an
3. ICU BEDSIDE overview of how the patient is MONITORS responding to treatment and take action quickly when problems are detected. Ventilators are commonly known as 4. VENTILATOR breathing machines because they support patients to breathe for themselves, or can take over breathing for a patient completely. To remove bodily fluids from the 5. NASOGASTRIC stomach to prevent vomiting and TUBES (NG TUBE) possible aspiration.
A Central Venous Catheter ( CVC) is
6. CENTRAL VENOUS used for giving the patient fluids and / CATHETERS (CVC) or medications
An Endotracheal Tube is a long plastic
7. ENDOTRACHEAL tube used during invasive ventilation. TUBE (ETT OR BREATHING TUBE) The ICU bed is designed to be able: 8. BEDS To transport critically ill, ventilated patients. To support the patient comfortably To provide room to carry portable oxygen cylinders, suction equipment, emergency resuscitation equipment, intravenous infusions and their pumps, as well as a transport monitor and ventilator.
This provides the staff with vital
9. BLOOD PRESSURE information on the cardiovascular CUFF system (heart, arteries and veins).
A Saturation Monitor (Pulse Oximeter)
10. SATURATION is a device that measures the oxygen MONITOR saturation level in a patient’s blood. The oxygen saturation level represents the amount of oxygen carried in the blood. Sequential compression devices (SCD) 11. SEQUENTIAL are used in intensive care to reduce COMPRESSION the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) DEVICES in the lower limbs of critically ill patients.
Intensive Care patients require the
12. INDWELLING use of an Indwelling Urinary Catheter URINARY (IDC) to measure the amount of urine CATHETER (IDC) they produce and to control bladder function. Non-Invasive Ventilation means the 13. NON-INVASIVE patient would be helped to breath, VENTILATION (NIV) without any tubes going into their mouth. A tracheostomy is sometimes and 14. TRACHEOSTOMY option to patients who require long term ventilation, difficult weaning from the ventilator, and patients with copious secretions (phlegm). The tight-fitting socks help prevent 15. THROMBO-EMBOLIC the development of blood clots in the DETERRENT legs. STOCKINGS (TEDS)
It repeatedly squeezes and then
16. INTERMITTENT releases the patients’ lower legs PNEUMATIC keeping the blood moving and COMPRESSION preventing blood from pooling and MACHINE forming clots.
Some patients’ kidneys stop working
17. KIDNEY MACHINES due to their illness. The kidneys work to filter the blood and remove waste products (and in doing so produce urine) Mechanical lifts are devices used to 18. MECHANICAL assist with transfers and movement LIFTS of individuals who require support for mobility beyond the manual support provided by caregivers alone. Defibrillators are devices that send an 19. DEFIBRILLATOR electric pulse or shock to the heart to restore a normal heartbeat.
The Arrow AutoCAT2 and AC3
20. ARROW INTRA- Optimus are used with patients AORTIC BALLOON undergoing cardiac and non-cardiac PUMP surgery, and to treat patients with acute coronary syndrome or complications from heart failure. An infusion pump is a device that 21. INFUSION PUMP delivers fluids into a patient's body and It is used to deliver nutrients or medications such as hormones, antibiotics, chemotherapy drugs, and pain relievers. This mattress is used to prevent 22. PRESSURE pressure injuries or 'bed sores'. RELIEVING MATTRESS
It is designed for transportation and
23. TROLLEY storage of medical supplies, used in medical intensive care units, and surgical operating rooms.
The ECMO machine is similar to the
24. EXTRACORPOREAL heart-lung by-pass machine used in MEMBRANE open-heart surgery. OXYGENATION (ECMO MACHINE) The major reason for the use of 25. RESTRAINTS physical restraints in intensive care units (ICUs) is to protect patients from self-removal of therapeutic devices in light of the current sedation.
It allows the nurse to see the blood
26. ARTERIAL LINE pressure continuously and also allows the nurse to take bloods when required.
An external ventricular drain (EVD) is
27. EXTERNAL a temporary method that uses gravity VENTRICULAR to drain cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) out DRAIN of compartments in the brain
These devices are essential for
28. BLOOD WARMER patients who require transfusion of blood rapidly to maintain homeostasis within the body. Ultrasound is commonly used to scan 29. ULTRASOUND the lung for any fluid, examine the abdomen and the organs within, such as the liver and kidneys, and also to aid insertion of lines into central vein.
Standard of care in the ICU requires
30. SUCTION each patient to be provided, which MACHINE helps to decrease the risk of lung infections, prolonged hypoxia, and pooling of secretions in the lung.