Intensive Care and Nursing

Scenes from hospital intensive care units, illustrating nurses tending to patients and performing medical observations in a clinical setting.

Cardiac monitoring on a stroke patient hospitalized in intensive care, Neuro-Vascular Unit (UNV) CHU Bordeaux.

A U.S. Army doctor is assisted by a nurse as he treats a patient at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

monitoring the baby in the womb

The cardiology intensive care department of Saint-Philibert hospital (GHICL) in Lille, France. Nurses dispensing care.

Reportage in the Follow-up Care and Rehabilitation service of Saint-Philibert hospital in Lille, France. Handing out meals.

Midwife and pregnant woman before delivery. Obstetrics and gynaecology department, Saintonges hospital, Saintes, France.

South Korea, Seoul, Samsung Medical Center, medical staff attend to patient on intensive care unit

An 81-year-old patient undergoes an injected brain scanner to detect a stroke.

Shock room in the intensive care unit of a university hospital.

A nurse puts a drip on a patient in the hospital.

Emergency services of the Abbeville hospital, space reserved for all nursing staff. Located in the center of the emergency department, this office is both the place where transmissions are made at each change of team, the pharmacy, the preparation room, the monitoring room. This office is the heart of life in the emergency department.

medicion de la tension arterial , centro de salut, San Bartolo Jocotenango, Guatemala, America Central.

Reportage on a mountain rescue doctor working in both the Carroz and de Flaine ski resorts in Haute-Savoie, France. He treats skiers and snowboarders who have been injured on the slopes. A young girl has an arm x-ray following a skating accident.

Emergency doctor and nurse in the shock ward, in the emergency room of a university hospital.

Medical intensive care unit at Jacques Cartier Hospital in Massy. All the beds in the service since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic have been reserved for the reception of patients in need of respiratory assistance. Hospital workers, nursing assistants, nurses, interns and doctors are mobilized with patients to ensure continuous care. To avoid any contamination, all staff must respect the rules for wearing masks, gowns, aprons, glasses and gloves. Management of a Covid 19 patient, transferred by Samu 91. First examinations and analyzes carried out by the doctor and all nursing staff. Preparation of equipment, respirator, anti-decubitus mattress.

Therapist administering traditional Chinese holistic therapy in clinic

Doctor use monitor with vital signs for medical care of the flu covid19, corona virus, CRE. or VRE. infected elder patient 80s years old on patient bed in intensive care unit (ICU.) room at hospital. Doctor medical care patient on bed in hospital

Annual Review of a 13 year old girl suffering from mucoviscidosis. Here medical consultation with doctor. Limoges hospital, France.

Support by the firemen of the department 80 and the teams of the SMUR of Abbeville, emergency doctor, State certified nurse anesthetist (IADE) and paramedic of a person victim of a fall at his home. The dislocation of the shoulder will be reduced by the emergency doctor at the hospital.Diagnosis and care carried out by SMUR teams and firefighters and transfer of the patient to the hospital. The treatments are carried out in a box dedicated to the non-COVID 19 patient. The dislocation of the shoulder will be reduced by the emergency physician at the hospital. The elderly person will return home the same evening with the arm and shoulder in a splint. Since deconfinement the emergency department of the hospital and the SMUR of Abbeville take care of more and more domestic accidents.

Photo essay at Rouen hospital, France. Department of pneumology. Bronchial endoscopy.

Reportage in the level 2, neonatology service in a hospital in Haute-Savoie, France. A premature baby is monitored until it reaches full-term. A nurse looks after him.

Support by the firemen of the department 80 and the teams of the SMUR of Abbeville, emergency doctor, State certified nurse anesthetist (IADE) and paramedic of a person victim of a fall at his home. The dislocation of the shoulder will be reduced by the emergency doctor at the hospital. The treatments are carried out in a box dedicated to the non-COVID 19 patient. The dislocation of the shoulder will be reduced by the emergency physician at the hospital. The elderly person will return home the same evening with the arm and shoulder in a splint.

Reportage in the epileptology unit in Nice Hospital, France. This patient has been hospitalized in the neurology service following unexplained seizures. Classic EEGs (electroencephalograms) do not enable epilepsy to be diagnosed. A long-term EEG is carried out.

Reportage on the Handi-Consult 06 gynecology practice in the Rossetti Centre, Nice, France. Handi-Consult 06 provides consultations for disabled adults requiring a substantial amount of setting up and accompanying time. Gynecology consultation with a GP qualified in gynecology, and with the help of an auxiliary nurse. This patient suffers from dystonia.

Rehabilitation centre for adult disabled persons, Dordogne, France.

Reportage in a mobile blood donation unit run by EFS (the French Blood Establishment) in Puteaux, France. A team of nurses collect blood.

USNHO Staff look at training equipment

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (August 4, 2022) - U.S. Navy Sailors conduct an ultrasound scan on a patient aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Reportage in the orthopedic surgery service in Saint George Clinic, Nice, France. Treating a torn cruciate ligament with ligament surgery using the Sambba technique. Post-op treatment using the Game Ready system, which combines cryotherapy and dynamic compression. This dual action is particularly efficient in treating inflammation and accelerating the healing process.

Photo essay with an Emergency Medical Service team of Pontoise hospital (France). Intervention for a man in respiratory distress syndrome. The man is transferred to the hospital for medical examination (CT scan).

Nurse assisting patient to wear blood pressure gauge in hospital ward

Stress test of a fifty-year-old suffering from cardiac arrhythmia.

Early care and urgency of a patient with symptoms of a stroke, Here preparation for thrombolysis (ACTILYSE®), Intensive Care Unit Neuro-Vascular (UNV) CHU Bordeaux.

Report at the maternity hospital in Abbeville, department of the Somme. Birth of twins by cesarean section. The twins placed in the incubator are taken to the treatment room so that the pediatrician, the pediatric nurse, the nurse, the midwife carry out clinical examinations of the newborn before finding the dad for a skin-to-skin session.

Medical specialist preparing blood bags for procedure of donation at hospital

Nurse with trolley outside of patient's room

Reportage in a mobile blood donation unit run by EFS (the French Blood Establishment) in Puteaux, France. A team of nurses collect blood.

TUY HOA, Vietnam (June 27, 2022) - Lt. Cmdr. Shingmei Chang, a U.S. Navy dentist, provides dental care at at Phu Yen General Hospital during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Patient and nurse during outpatient dialysis in the dialysis center of the Dominikus Krankenhaus hospital, Heerdt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Reportage on a mountain rescue doctor working in both the Carroz and de Flaine ski resorts in Haute-Savoie, France. He treats skiers and snowboarders who have been injured on the slopes. A woman is taken care of by the medical team following a skiing accident. She has a sprained knee.

U.S. Navy Cdr. Gale Goodlow, from Detroit, monitors the amount of anesthetics given to a local patient during a surgery onboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) while anchored off of Weno, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Jan. 18, 2024. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships.

Dog under anesthesia

Reportage in the neonatal unit of Robert-Debré hospital in Paris, France.

Nurse checking the blood pressure of a patient lying in a hospital bed, hospital

Ambulatory chemotherapy

Reportage in a mobile blood donation unit run by EFS (the French Blood Establishment) in Puteaux, France. A team of nurses collect blood.

new hospital patient room ready for use

Reportage in a functional neurological exploration unit. Epilepsy screening and follow-up consultation. The patients take a video EEG (electroencephalogram), during which they are subjected to various stimuli, both auditive and visual. The patterns are then analysed by the neurologist. A nurse sets up a visual stimulus (flash).

Reportage with the intensive care medical team of the Paris fire brigade. These teams only intervene in life-threatening cases. The doctor takes a patients vital signs .

Stomatologist woman cleaning a patient's teeth, High angle of stomatologist cleaning woman's teeth, Dentist woman cleaning a patient's mouth with a drill. Stomatologist cleaning caries with drill

Teen boy undergoing medical checkup with doctor in hospital room. Teen boy undergoing medical checkup with smiling doctor in hospital room. model released

Parents and sick little girl watching television comedy program while sitting in pediatric clinic ward recovery room.

Photo essay at Rouen hospital in France. Department of medically assisted procreation (MAP). Blood sampling before an IVF.

An X-ray technician performs an X-ray on a patient at Gorgas Army Hospital. Base: Fort Clayton Country: Panama (PAN)

Female patient waiting anxiously in examining room

U.S. Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman Christian Miranda presents proper use of mechanical ventilation machines during a subject matter expert exchange at Belau National Hospital in Ngerekebesang, Palau, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Jan. 5, 2024. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships.

Specialist doctor looking at monitor analyzing heart rate pulse

Nurse in blue uniform sitting in a hospital room smiling at the camera

MODEL RELEASED. Female nurses examining senior male patient in hospital bed.

Reportage on a psychiatric liaison team in a hospital in the Haute-Savoie region of France. The teams psychiatrists and nurses intervene throughout the hospital at the doctors request.

Nursing education

Inpatient and nurse. Oximetry. Limoges hospital offers its obese patients requiring hospitalization for five days for a multidisciplinary management of obesity. Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases. Limoges, France.

Emergency Medical Services. Limoges, France.

Performance athlete testing endurace in sports laboratory

Nurse attending to a patient with an air mask in a hospital setting

$Reportage on a mountain rescue doctor working in both the Carroz and de Flaine ski resorts in Haute-Savoie, France. He treats skiers and snowboarders who have been injured on the slopes. Two paramedics and a nurse take care of a patient with a displaced fracture of the tibia and fibula.$

Reportage in the orthopedic service of Robert Bellanger Hospital in France. The head of the service visits patients with the whole team.

Bird Angermuller, a registered nurse, assists a critically ill patient in the Intensive Care Unit at Gorgas Army Hospital. Base: Fort Clayton Country: Panama (PAN)

hospital. Child suffering of congenital heart disease. Echography. Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam.

Medical intensive care unit at Jacques Cartier Hospital in Massy. All the beds in the service since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic have been reserved for the reception of patients needing respiratory assistance. Hospital workers, nursing assistants, nurses, interns and physicians are mobilized with patients to ensure continuous care. To avoid any contamination, all staff must comply with the rules for wearing masks, gowns, aprons, glasses, gloves.

110516-F-CF975-075 - ROCAFUERTE, Ecuador - (May 16, 2011) Lt. Cmdr. Brad Serwer, a cardiologist from Olney, Md. listens to a patient's lungs at the Escuela Don Bosco medical site in Rocafuerte, Ecuador during Continuing Promise 2011 (CP11). Serwer is part of CP11, a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and South America.

Photo essay at Rouen hospital, France.

For two days, nurses and emergency nurses undergo training at the Montpellier School of Medicine on emergency procedures and resuscitation. NIV non-invasive artificial ventilation technique. Air is delivered mechanically and can be adjusted according to the patient's needs.

Kerry Dixon, Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, examines Molly Glandom during labor. LRMC currently has six CNMs, experts in normal, physiologic birth and leaders in emphasizing holistic and wellness-oriented care.

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 1, 2022) - Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Austin Domenech, from Ocala, Florida, explains the capabilities of a portable x-ray machine to medical professionals from the National Referral Hospital in Honiara during a training aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 1, 2022) - Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Austin Domenech, from Ocala, Florida, explains the capabilities of a portable x-ray machine to medical professionals from the National Referral Hospital in Honiara during a training aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

Cheerful patient in hall

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