Category:Acute Care

Introduction

Acute care is an area of practice dedicated to the provision of physiotherapy services in hospitals. In this setting, individuals are admitted to a hospital for short-term care due to illness, injury, surgery or other trauma. The goal of care is to promote recovery and, once medically stable, ensure safe discharge from a physical rehabilitation standpoint.

The articles within this category apply to one or more of the following domains related to acute care practice:

• Hospital structure and services
• Interprofessional collaboration
• Chart view
• Patient safety
• Medical diagnoses and treatments
• Tests and imaging
• Lines and equipment
• Physiotherapy assessment, treatment & discharge planning