6 Major role of Physiotherapist in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) during treating pandemic nCOVID-19
What is Intensive Care Unit (ICU)? ICU is as area set aside for care of patients who are either clinically ill or who are in danger of becoming so if deprived of continuous care and attention. Primary purpose of ICU is to provide a complete setup up of space with personnel (medical staff’s) & equipment’s in which highly care can be taken. In COVID-19 infected people develop Pneumonia and fill one or both lungs with sputum/secretions. As a result, Hypoxia (low level of oxygen) develop and result into breathing difficulty. When patient admitted in hospital with moderate symptoms, main focus is to try that patient do not come on a ventilator. If patient comes on ventilator then it will be more complicated as it will be bedridden for long time as per severity. SPECIFIC GOALS OF PHYSIOTHERAPY : 1. Postural Drainage Technique, Mucus mobilizing & Secretion removal technique, aerosol therapy in case of productive cough 2. ...