Subsection 2: Critical care

I. – The medical team of an intensive care unit and a polyvalent intensive care unit consists of : 1° Doctors specialising in intensive care medicine or anaesthesia ; 2° Where necessary, other specialised doctors required for patient management and with training or experience in critical care; 3° Where necessary, doctors specialising in psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation. II. – The medical team of a specialised intensive care unit mentioned…

I. – The medical permanence dedicated to the intensive care unit and the polyvalent intensive care unit within the framework of the mention 1° mentioned in article R. 6123-34-1 is ensured by the presence of at least : 1° During the day, two doctors who are members of the pooled medical team of the two units to ensure the collegiality necessary for the safety of care ; 2° Outside daytime…

I. – A member of the unit’s medical team is responsible for coordinating team activities and patient care. II. – The coordinating doctor of the intensive care unit is also the coordinating doctor of the multi-purpose intensive care unit of the critical care platform. III. – The coordinating doctor of the specialised intensive care unit mentioned in VII of article R. 6123-34-3 is one of the doctors specialised in the…

The non-medical team in the intensive care unit comprises at least : 1° Two nurses for five open beds ; 2° One nursing assistant for every four open beds; 3° A physiotherapist able to work seven days a week in the unit, with proven experience in critical care; 4° A psychologist ; 5° Where necessary, a dietician, an occupational therapist and staff with biomedical skills. The staff mentioned in 1°…

The non-medical team of an intensive care unit, polyvalent or speciality, of mention 1° or 2° mentioned in article R. 6124-34-1 includes at least : 1° One nurse for every four open beds ; 2° During the day, one auxiliary nurse for every four open beds and, at night, one auxiliary nurse for every eight open beds; 3° A physiotherapist with proven experience in critical care; 4° Where necessary, a…

The registrant is part of the regional critical care network aimed at encouraging and structuring cooperation in order to improve the flow of care, in particular the management of patient transfers, and to develop expertise in critical care, in particular through telehealth. The holder is a member of the specific regional critical care system in its region. The holder participates in the paediatric critical care network.