Patients
Intensive Care Teams treat critically ill patients with:
- Major heart, lung or head problems, such as severe heart attack, pneumonia, asthma or stroke
- Injuries caused by road or industrial accidents, burns, falls or assault
- Major illnesses, such as organ failure or overwhelming infections
- Major or complicated abdominal, chest or head surgery
- Organ transplants – heart, lung, liver or bone marrow
Many babies and children require treatment in Intensive Care Units.
Read more about this topic: Intensive Care Foundation
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