Exclusive to Dräger customers for mechanical ventilation, ICON is available 24x7 for clinicians to call and talk directly with a dedicated team of critical care experts.  Clinicians can call to discuss alarms, features of the ventilator or general discussion of mechanical ventilation,  adjuncts to therapy and general ICU topics.  ICON’s multi-professional staff of Intensivists, nurses, respiratory therapists, critical care PharmD and registered dietician provide unique device and clinical expertise to support bedside clinicians 24x7.  Dräger is the first company in the UK to provide their customers with this level of direct access to a critical care resource team.  

ICON extends the expertise of its Critical Care Resource Center and multi-professional team to Dräger customers 24 hours a day, seven days a week by providing clinical and educational support to clinicians by clinicians. ICON believes that providing customers with access to multi-professional expertise improves patient safety and outcome, reduces complications and increases clinician awareness of the patient-device interaction in the ICU.  Through a dedicated Critical Care Resource Center and web-based education and services, ICON streamlines knowledge building, professional development, education and support of the ICU team.

About Dräger Medical
Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA is an international leader in the fields of medical and safety technology. Dräger products protect, support and save human life. Founded in 1889, in 2007 the Group achieved sales of 1,819.5 million Euro worldwide and an EBIT of 151.9 million Euro. Today, Dräger employs around 10,000 people in more than 70 subsidiaries worldwide and has representation in around 190 countries. The Dräger Medical subsidiary offers products, services and integrated system solutions which accompany the patient throughout the care process – Emergency Care, Perioperative Care, Critical Care or Perinatal Care and Home Mechanical Ventilation. For more information, visit www.draeger.com.

Dräger Medical UK Ltd. located in Hemel Hempstead England, offers products, services and integrated CareArea^TM Solutions throughout the patient care process.  Dräger Medical UK’s goal is to provide solutions that support patient centered processes for high quality and effectiveness, which are also more cost effective.

For further information about ICON, please contact Penny Andrews, Critical Care Nurse and Corporate Operations Coordinator, 443-992-7450.