- D rom b ane . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : Upper ch urch - D rom b ane ▁h url ers ▁Category : T i pper ary ▁inter - count y ▁h url ers ▁Category : All - I reland ▁Senior ▁Hur ling ▁Championship ▁w inners ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁County ▁Ti pper ary ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁death ▁missing <0x0A> </s> ▁An ▁int ensive ▁care ▁unit ▁( IC U ), ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁an ▁int ensive ▁ther apy ▁unit ▁or ▁int ensive ▁treatment ▁unit ▁( IT U ) ▁or ▁critical ▁care ▁unit ▁( CC U ), ▁is ▁a ▁special ▁department ▁of ▁a ▁hospital ▁or ▁health ▁care ▁facility ▁that ▁provides ▁int ensive ▁treatment ▁medicine . ▁ ▁Int ensive ▁care ▁units ▁c ater ▁to ▁patients ▁with ▁severe ▁or ▁life - th re aten ing ▁ill ness es ▁and ▁inj uries , ▁which ▁require ▁constant ▁care , ▁close ▁super vision ▁from ▁life ▁support ▁equipment ▁and ▁medic ation ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁ensure ▁normal ▁bod ily ▁functions . ▁They ▁are ▁staff ed ▁by ▁highly ▁trained ▁phys icians , ▁n urs es ▁and ▁resp ir atory ▁ther ap ists ▁who ▁special ize ▁in ▁car ing ▁for ▁crit ically ▁ill ▁patients . ▁IC Us ▁are ▁also ▁distinguished ▁from ▁general ▁hospital ▁w ards ▁by ▁a ▁higher ▁staff - to - pat ient ▁ratio ▁and ▁access ▁to ▁advanced ▁medical ▁resources ▁and ▁equipment ▁that ▁is ▁not ▁rout in ely ▁available ▁elsewhere . ▁Common ▁conditions ▁that ▁are ▁treated ▁within ▁IC Us ▁include ▁ac