David Richards
@ICU_Diaries
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2009 H1N1-ARDS survivor and ECMO patient at @GHFT_DCC (GRH) and @glenfield_aicu #Delirium | #PICS | #ICUdiary | #PTSD I Single parent and former Athlete.
Lamphey, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Joined March 2024
RT @A_MacLullich: โญ๏ธ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐จ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ David Richards @ICU_Diaries survived a severe case of ARDSโฆ
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RT @WhistlingDixie4: Seeing a former ICU patient authored @yourICM โFrom the Inside pieceโ referenced in this @bmj_latest new clinical revโฆ
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@WhistlingDixie4 @yourICM @bmj_latest It was a pleasure to work with you on the 'From the Inside' piece. You gave me so much of your time to shape the article into a presentable format and overcome the publishing hurdles. ๐ Transitioning to reality, the diary of an ARDS survivor:
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It dismays me to hear flu trivialised as โJust the fluโ. There is no 'just' about it when you are fighting for every breath in the ICU.
I sometimes hear the comment โItโs just the fluโ. Please remember that influenza like other viral illness can have devastating consequences for people; resulting in serious illness, hospitalisation, long-term complications and sometimes death. Letโs not trivialise any illness.
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@caz_sampson @glenfield_aicu Thank you Caz, you are a little after my time at Glenfield. It has always saddened me that I have no memory of my time there because I was sedated for the duration but fortunately, I have my #ICUdiary to fill the blanks. I owe Glenfield so much. Have a great Christmas. ๐
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RT @bmj_latest: Optimisation of pain and sedation in the intensive care unit is important because inappropriate sedation and pain managemenโฆ
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@wi37451221 The first person perspective in the 16-29 Dec period is my summary of the entries. The other dates are lifted verbatim from the diary. Rose wrote the diary but she could not have done it without the support of staff at both ICUs I was a patient in.
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@wi37451221 Entries were a little repetitive in the period 16-29 Dec and contained detail too personal to share word-for-word so I summarised those entries for the article, hence the first person narrative.
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@A_MacLullich The value of my 50-day #ICUdiary in my psychological recovery has been immeasurable. The diary disentangled my fragmented and delusional recall of events, allowing me to reclaim my life by anchoring my experience in reality. The diary of an ARDS survivor:
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RT @NydahlPeter: Management of pain and sedation in the intensive care unit Excellent review with focus on post-pandemic overuse of sedatiโฆ
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RT @NydahlPeter: ICU Diaries Congratulations: France is on the map of countries, providing ICU diaries!
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RT @csmfisher: Johns Hopkins Medicine Awarded More Than $18 Million for Creation of New ECMO and Life-Support System | Johns Hopkins Mediciโฆ
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Sad to hear of Professor Luciano Gattinoni's death. His pioneering work in #ARDS, #ECMO and prone position therapy, forged a path for advancements in medicine that would allow me to survive my critical illness event in 2009. A giant in the field of intensive care medicine. ๐
โพ๏ธIn memory of Prof L Gattinoni, towering figure in ICM, profoundly shaping understanding of #ARDS & #ECMO. The โfather" of prone position revolutionized MV with a pioneering "baby lungโ concept. His legacy will guide/inspire for generations to come. ๐
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My written notes, from when I was unable to communicate verbally, were saved and incorporated in my #ICUdiary. @GHFT_DCC (GRH) Here is my response to a senior nurse when she spoke to me about hallucinations: "Strange dreams already started!" #delirium
๐ฅบ People with #delirium often have #hallucinations โน๏ธ But mostly they don't tell staff or carers โก๏ธ Crucial to ask directly e.g. "Are you seeing anything around the bed that is frightening you?" More info:
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3/3) The best thing that happened to me during my time on the ward was contracting Norovirus. I was whisked straight out of that noisy environment and put in a side room by myself. It was bliss. For the first time in months, I slept like a baby โฆ after I stopped throwing-up!
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