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Intensive Care: A Guide for You and Your Family
In the ICU – Information for family and friends
The ICU
What to expect
Treatments
Behaviour
What you can do
Looking after yourself
Dealing with relationships
When it’s your partner in the ICU
Helping your child
When your loved one leaves the ICU
If your loved one doesn’t survive
In the ICU – Information for patients
Your time in the ICU
Your healthcare team
Leaving the ICU
Going home
When you get home
Follow-up care
Your relationships
How you may feel
Your body
Making sense of your stay in the ICU
References and resources
It can be a scary time when your loved one is transferred out of the ICU to a new area of the hospital while they are still quite ill. This also usually means they are starting to get stronger and don’t need as much extra support as they continue to get well.
The stress you’ve been under while your loved one has been in the ICU can cause you to react in unexpected ways. When your loved one is out of the ICU you may feel guilty, worried, or depressed.
If you’re concerned or need more support talk to your family doctor. Your family doctor or healthcare provider may be able to help you find a counsellor so that you can talk to someone about what has happened.
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