The document outlines minimum standards for Intensive Care Units (ICUs), detailing staffing, operation, structure, equipment, and patient management. It explains the different levels of ICUs (level 1, 2, and 3) with varying workloads and required equipment, emphasizing the necessity for up-to-date monitoring and protocols. The document also highlights essential ICU components such as medical staff, patient areas, and the types of equipment utilized.

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Minimum standards for icu

2. ICU / LEVELS OF ICU
An Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a
specially staffed, equipped, self-
contained area of a hospital dedicated to
the management of patients with life-
threatening illnesses, injuries and
complications, and monitoring of life-
threatening conditions.

3. MINIMUM STANDARDS
Minimum standards are workload, staffing,
operation, structure, equipment and
monitoring for the Intensive Care Units
(ICUs).

4. GENERIC
REQUIREMENTS

5. ICU STAFF
The general
ICU staff
includes:
Medical
Staff
Director
Practitioner
Specialist
Nursing
staff
Senior
In-charge
Educator (1: 50)

6. ICU OPERATION
Admission Discharge
Referral Evacuation
Patient management
within the ICU
includes:

7. ICU STRUCTURE
ICU
Operation
Theaters
Radiology
Interventional
Cardiology
Trauma
Centre
Emergency
Department
ICUs have easy
access to other
departments of
the hospital:

8. ICU STRUCTURE
Patient area Working area Environment
Medicine room Seminar room Equipment room
Medical offices Nursing offices Staff facilities
Library Laboratory Computing facility
Relatives’ area Cleaners’ area Secretarial area

9. ICU EQUIPMENT
VENTILATORS ASPIRATORS BRONCHOSCOPES

10. ICU EQUIPMENT
PACEMAKERS DEFIBRILLATORS MONITORS VASCULAR ACCESS

11. ICU EQUIPMENT
DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INFUSION PUMPS HOSPITAL BEDS

12. ICU MONITORING
Respiration Oxygenation Circulation

13. ICU MONITORING
•Piped gas supply failure alarm
•Oxygen supply failure alarm
•Oxygen analyzer
•Breathing system disconnection
•Humidifier temperature alarm
•Vascular Air Embolism

14. SPECIAL
REQUIREMENTS

15. LEVELS OF ICU
Level 3 ICU
Level 2 ICU
Level 1 ICU
Lower ICU levels have:
1. More Workload
2. More Operations
3. Up-to-date Equipment
4. Up-to-date Monitoring

16. OPEARATIONS IN LOWER ICUS
• Patient Care
• Drug Administration
PROTOCOLS
• Infection Control
• Isolation
PROCEDURES
• Research
• Orientation
PROGRAMS
• Mutual Transfer
• Back Transfer
POLICIES

17. CONCLUSION
STANDARDS
HOSPITAL
LEVELS of ICU
PATIENT MANAGEMENT
Injuries
Illness
COMPLICATIONS
MONITORING

18. REFERENCE
MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE INTENSIVE CARE UNITS
https://www.cicm.org.au/CICM_Media/CICMSite/CICM-Website/Resources/Professional%20Documents/IC-1-
Minimum-Standards-for-Intensive-Care-Units.pdf