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• Intensive care >> Intensive care: Patients' experiences >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview 37 >> He felt like a child the first time his brother took him out and was very emotional.

Was admitted to intensive care in 2004 after having a motorbike accident. Spent 9 days in intensive care and 16 days in a trauma ward.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: Patients' experiences >> Aged 31-40 >> Interview 06 >> She felt that the counselling she received didn't deal specifically with some of her ICU experiences, such as fear and disorientation.

Was admitted to intensive care in 2003 because of pneumonia, and developed septicaemia. Spent 3 weeks in ICU, 36 hours in a High Dependency Unit and 5 weeks on a general ward.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: Patients' experiences >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview 27 >> For him, moving on and recovering included talking with relatives about what had happened and seeing the funny side of the hallucinations.

Was admitted to intensive care in 2005 because of pancreatitis and septicaemia. Spent 2 weeks in intensive care, 2 weeks in a High Dependency Unit; 6 weeks in a general ward, and 2 weeks in a rehabilitation hospital.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: Patients' experiences >> Aged 41-50 >> Interview 01 >> She was critically ill in intensive care and finds the anniversary of her illness extremely difficult because her unborn baby died when she was ill.

Was admitted to intensive care in 1998 because of a complication during pregnancy, leading to septic shock. Was in ICU for 11 days and in general ward for 2 weeks. Recovered well and has had no further problems related to that illness.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: Patients' experiences >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview 03 >> His memories of intensive care flooded back to him when he visited the unit, and he now feels strongly about helping others who are recovering from cr

In 2002 had throat surgery and knew he would go to High Dependency Unit afterwards. Overnight, however, had Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and needed emergency bronchoscopy. Was in intensive care for 5 weeks and in ward for 5 weeks.