Critical Care Archives

Sepsis: Serious infection that leads to a war within

By rjoshimgims September 12, 2024Medical Diseases

Index Home Sepsis lies on the pathway from infection to death. While we have discovered drugs against bugs that cure infections, yet sometimes infections are overwhelming. As a response, our body's…

Basic Life Support (BLS) makes dead alive again

By rjoshimgims July 22, 2024Health concepts, Tools in Health

Index Home Basic Life Support or BLS is a sequence of actions, that attempt to bring life back, after it has seemingly ceased. When heart stops, or lungs fail to…

Intensive care: borne out of an epidemic

By rjoshimgims June 17, 2023Health concepts11 Comments

Index Home Today almost all large hospitals have an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Purpose of this facility is to provide care for the severely ill patients, who often require heroic measures…