ICU ka naam hi family ko dara deta hai—machines, alarms, tubes, strict rules. Thoda samajh loge ki andar kya hota hai, to panic thoda kam ho sakta hai.
ICU (Intensive Care Unit) un patients ke liye hota hai jinko close monitoring chahiye—unhelp breathing, blood pressure unstable, major surgery ke baad observation, serious infection, stroke, heart attack, etc. Har bed ke paas monitors hote hain jo heart rate, oxygen, BP, breathing rate track karte hain. Alarm loud lagte hain, but har beep emergency nahi hota – kabhi-kabhi sirf ek lead loose hona bhi sound trigger kar deta hai.
Patients ke body pe multiple lines ho sakti hain—IV for medicines/ fluids, catheter for urine, tubes for feeding or breathing support. Ye dekhne me scary hota hai, lekin inka purpose comfort aur treatment delivery hota hai.
Visitor time limited hota hai kyunki infection control aur staff workflow maintain karna padta hai. Family ko daily update milna chahiye—agar clear nahi mil raha, politely duty doctor/ nurse se structured summary maangna bilkul sahi hai: “Aaj kya better/ same/ worse hai? Next 24 hours ka main focus kya hai?”
ICU ka matlab “hopeless” nahi hota, it just means “abhi patient ko extra nazar aur support ki zaroorat hai.” Decisions yahan day-by-day progress ke hisaab se adapt hote rehte hain.