ICU Companion

Having someone you love in the intensive care unit is overwhelming. Doctors and nurses use words you may never have heard, the room is full of machines and alarms, and it is hard to remember what to ask. ICU Companion was written by an ICU doctor to help families and patients make sense of it all. LOOK UP WORDS YOU HEAR More than 300 ICU terms explained in plain language, from "ventilator" and "pressors" to "DNR" and "goals of care." Search by the nicknames staff actually use, like "vent," "art line," or "trach." SEE WHAT'S IN THE ROOM Tap the monitor, IV pumps, breathing tube, and other equipment on an illustrated ICU bedside to learn what each one does and what you might notice, such as why alarms go off. KEEP YOUR QUESTIONS AND NOTES Write down questions for the care team, add suggested questions with one tap, check them off when asked, and keep notes on what you were told. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no tracking, no internet needed. Everything you write stays on your phone. FOR LEARNING, NOT MEDICAL ADVICE ICU Companion gives general information. It does not know your loved one's condition. Always ask the care team about their care.