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An '''Intensive Care Unit''' (or '''ICU''') was an area in a [[hospital]] where patients with severe medical conditions were treated. | An '''Intensive Care Unit''' (or '''ICU''') was an area in a [[hospital]] where patients with severe medical conditions were treated. | ||
In [[2011]], | In [[2011]], [[Geraint Cooper]] suffered two [[heart attack]]s only to be taken out of [[intensive care]] as a result of [[Miracle Day]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The New World (TV story)|The New World]]'') | ||
The Miracle Day phenomenon caused overcrowding as people with fatal conditions no longer died. [[Hospital]]s began to look at old abandoned hospitals to handle the overflow of ICU patients. Ultimately, [[overflow camp]]s were established to hold the increasing numbers of ICU patients. ([[TV]]: ''[[Escape to LA (TV story)|Escape to LA]]'') | |||
[[Category:Hospitals]] | [[Category:Hospitals]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:40, 3 September 2020
An Intensive Care Unit (or ICU) was an area in a hospital where patients with severe medical conditions were treated.
In 2011, Geraint Cooper suffered two heart attacks only to be taken out of intensive care as a result of Miracle Day. (TV: The New World)
The Miracle Day phenomenon caused overcrowding as people with fatal conditions no longer died. Hospitals began to look at old abandoned hospitals to handle the overflow of ICU patients. Ultimately, overflow camps were established to hold the increasing numbers of ICU patients. (TV: Escape to LA)
