Doctor designs app to help ICU patients convey needs

Easy to understand: (From left) Pictures expressing hunger, thirst and cold on the app. — China Daily/Asia News Network

BEIJING: Sheng Jinghui, a 27-year-old doctor at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, has designed a special app to help ICU patients express their feelings and needs, Thepaper.cn reported.

The app, named “ICU Chief Complaint,” contains 28 pictures that convey ideas such as “I’m hungry,” “I’m thirsty,” “I’m cold” and more.