Stroke Care Unit (SCU):
Introduction
This ward is an intensive care
unit for patients who have some type of stroke, (code 724). Patients who show
the signs of CVA, stroke, (code 724) in primary stages receive alteplase as
their medication and they need intensive care; so, they are hospitalized in
this ward.
This ward is located in the second
floor of the hospital building opposite to the operating room. There are 9 beds
and each bed has a separate air hospital bed, electric hospital bed, monitoring
system, suction device andcentral oxygen system.
Available Equipment
in this Ward:
-
Electroshock
device
-
ECG
monitor
-
Syringe
pump
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6
fire extinguishers
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4
ventilator
-
three
big oxygen capsules with wet and dry manometer
-
medical
stretcher
-
Wheelchair
-
Electric
hospital bed
-
Air
hospital bed
-
Suction
device for each unit
-
Tympanogram
-
Glucometer
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Separate
monitoring system for each unit
-
Central
monitoring system
-
Infusion
pump