Objectives to direct the training of emergency medicine residents on off-service rotations: Critical care medicine, Part 2

This article is the second of two parts outlining the objectives for resident rotations in intensive care units. 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 allows the resident an opportunity to provide continuing care for critically ill patients, many of whom enter the health care system through the emergency department. Critical care medicine is a natural continuum of emergency medicine, and provides the resident with the ability to follow the natural progression of seriously ill patients, as well as build confidence and experience in caring for the critically ill and injured. These objectives are designed to help focus the resident's reading and study during the rotation.