▁int ensive ▁care ▁during ▁transport ation . ▁These ▁type ▁of ▁IC Us ▁are ▁generally ▁used ▁for ▁people ▁who ▁are ▁being ▁transferred ▁from ▁hosp it als ▁and ▁from ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁hospital . ▁In ▁the ▁Ang lo ▁American ▁model ▁of ▁pre - h ospital isation ▁care ▁M IC Us ▁are ▁generally ▁cre wed ▁by ▁( ECT ▁pract ition ers ) ▁or ▁advanced ▁life ▁support ▁param ed ics . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁European ▁model , ▁Mobile ▁IC U ▁teams ▁are ▁usually ▁managed ▁by ▁a ▁critical ▁care ▁nur se ▁and ▁an ▁emer gency ▁medicine ▁phys ician / med ical ▁doctor ▁( M . D ). ▁ ▁Equ ip ment ▁and ▁systems ▁Common ▁equipment ▁in ▁an ▁IC U ▁includes ▁mechanical ▁vent il ators ▁to ▁assist ▁breath ing ▁through ▁an ▁end ot rache al ▁t ube ▁or ▁a ▁tra che ost omy ▁t ube ; ▁card iac ▁mon itors ▁for ▁monitoring ▁Card iac ▁condition ; ▁equipment ▁for ▁the ▁constant ▁monitoring ▁of ▁bod ily ▁functions ; ▁a ▁web ▁of ▁int ra ven ous ▁lines , ▁feed ing ▁tub es , ▁nas og astr ic ▁tub es , ▁su ction ▁p umps , ▁dra ins , ▁and ▁c ath eters , ▁s yr inge ▁p umps ; ▁and ▁a ▁wide ▁array ▁of ▁dru gs ▁to ▁treat ▁the ▁primary ▁condition ( s ) ▁of ▁hospital ization . ▁Med ically ▁induced ▁com as , ▁anal ges ics , ▁and ▁induced ▁sed ation ▁are ▁common ▁IC U ▁tools ▁needed ▁and ▁used ▁to ▁reduce ▁pain ▁and ▁prevent ▁secondary ▁in fe ctions . ▁ ▁Qu