title: Objectives to direct the training of emergency medicine residents on off-service rotations: critical care medicine, Part 1.
abstract: This article is the first of two parts outlining the objectives for a resident rotating in the intensive care unit (ICU). It is part of a larger continuing series on the goals and objectives to direct the training of emergency medicine residents on off-service rotations. The critical care unit is a valuable rotation that allows the resident to see and care for critically ill patients, many of whom present initially to the emergency department. Critical care is a logical continuum for the sick and injured patient as he moves from the prehospital and emergency department (ED) settings to the ICU. These objectives are designed to focus the resident's reading and study during a critical care rotation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH 45401-0927.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Angelos
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Janz
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Eilers
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Sheets
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007396:Internship and Residency