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ICU

American  

abbreviation

  1. intensive care unit.


ICU British  

abbreviation

  1. intensive care unit

  2. text messaging I see you

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But NHS Sussex told the BBC the decision was made on safety grounds after her long stay in ICU, and denied that funding considerations played a part.

From BBC

“He was an ICU nurse, he loved the outdoors, he loved cyclists and he loved cycling.”

From Los Angeles Times

Press, described their son as “a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital.”

From Los Angeles Times

Pretti worked as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs hospital, his family said in a statement.

From BBC

“I’ll sometimes get a call from someone saying, ‘Dad’s in the ICU.

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