Community guidelines

[AKAICUsurvivor]

ICUsteps Community Guidelines:

Welcome to the ICUsteps Community for support during and after critical illness.

We’re very glad you have chosen to be a part of our community. The ICUsteps community – offers support to individuals affected by critical illness. Whether you are an individual who has been in ICU, a care-partner, family member, or friend, we hope this community is a safe and supportive place for you to share your experiences and find information and support.

This community is moderated by ICUsteps.

The ICUsteps community is part of HealthUnlocked, a network of over 600+ conditions and wellness communities from organisations you know and trust. By using this community on HealthUnlocked, you are accepting these posting guidelines and agree to HealthUnlocked’s Terms of Use. Members of the ICUsteps should read the terms in conjunction with the Healthunlocked Community Guidelines outlined below.

HealthUnlocked’s Terms of Use: healthunlocked.com/policies...

Below are the ICUsteps Community Guidelines, which are aimed at creating and maintaining a safe and supportive community for all of our members.

Professional Health Information:

The HealthUnlocked Community strives to provide useful, up-to-date information on matters of concern to individuals within the ICUsteps community. The information posted on this site should not be used as a means of diagnosis, determining treatment, nor replace the relationship between you, your doctors and other healthcare professionals. For diagnosis and treatment options, you are urged to consult your physician.

Community Atmosphere:

The ICUsteps Community is a safe, supportive, informative, and friendly community for people affected by critical illness. Your participation in this community should be with respect, honesty and in the spirit of supporting and learning from fellow members.

Please note that while HealthUnlocked is an organisation based in the United Kingdom, members may be located worldwide. As such, details on approved medications, treatment protocols, healthcare, insurance, and other related topics may differ and should always be verified depending on your specific location.

Posting Content (Posts/Questions/Replies/Private Messages):

Content posted by individual members does not represent the views of the ICUsteps or HealthUnlocked.

Posting content on this community is taken as your agreement to post information that is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge, and is primarily drawn from personal experience. You are encouraged to post content about your own experience with critical illness (or that of a loved one), ask questions, and offer support and advice.

Remember that content in this community does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them.

Content should never be abusive, derogatory, sexually explicit or suggestive, deliberately misleading, unsafe or contain spam. If you believe someone else’s content violates this rule, please report it via the “Report” button. Content that is felt to violate this policy or Terms of use will either be edited or removed. All reports are read by admins and moderators and it is their judgement on what action, if any, is taken.

Neither ICUsteps nor HealthUnlocked is responsible for any offence or injury that a member may draw from another member’s content.

Any content posted on this community can be read, used, reproduced, and cited by other users of the site. You have the option to delete content you posted.

When you post third-party information, such as information about new treatments, you are asked to provide references and links to sources wherever possible. Please ensure links are to a reputable site.

Moderating Content:

Content posted on this community is moderated by ICUsteps and might be escalated to HealthUnlocked if necessary. Moderation occurs only after content is posted.

Moderation helps maintain a safe, positive environment for all members of the community. If there is a breach of these Community Guidelines or HealthUnlocked’s Terms of use:

-Content may be edited or removed to ensure that the community remains supportive and responsive for all members.

-Members may be temporarily or permanently restricted from the community.

The community is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Moderation occurs after posting and primarily between the hours of [9 AM and 5 PM GMT Monday through Friday].

Solicitations:

Please note that ICUsteps does not endorse or recommend any specific products, services, therapies, or activities mentioned by any third party (individual or company).

Commercial content or excessive self-promotion will be removed from the community.

Online Safety:

In this community, there may be discussions of health-related issues and sharing of personal information.

Please note that the ICUsteps Community is an open site, meaning that any posts are searchable by internet search engines and can be shared via social media platforms. The default setting of posts allows them to be visible to individuals who are not members of the community. If you would rather your content was not searchable, you can change the visibility of your post by selecting "Only community members" before clicking submit. This will result in only the post title and first line of text being visible to those who are not members of the community. However, doing this will limit the number of people who will find and benefit from the information you have shared. We suggest members leave posts open for everyone to find if they are comfortable doing so to ensure more people find communities and benefit from the wealth of information on HealthUnlocked.

For your own safety, you should not disclose personal information such as your full name, email address, home address, telephone number, or any other information which could directly or indirectly identify you.

For more information on general online safety guidelines please visit: ico.org.uk/for-the-public/o...

[Copse77]

This is well written and reinforces why I support the work of this community. Safe, supportive, honest and respectful are values that build trust. Our family struggled to find reliable, trusted advice when our loved one was critically ill. I was lucky to find this site when I was desperately searching for information I could trust about what to expect for patients in ICU. Thank you to everyone who contributed to develop this safe community whose aim is to help other families who are suffering.

[Sepsur in reply to Copse77]

Too right