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Differences between emergency medicine and critical care
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Emergency department Emergency Physicians (trained and qualified in the specialty of emergency medicine after mbbs graduation) Prehospital care is a part of EM Disaster management (major role) Patients are unlimited Uncontrolled environment Short term management Spectrum of patients and problems is vast Diagnosis is not required for initiation of treatment No No No No Short term Patient can stay upto 24 hours
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Intensive care units Intensivists (qualified in critical care medicine after completion of postgraduation in medicine, surgery or anesthesia) No role Limited role Patients limited by number of beds Controlled environment Long term management Spectrum limited to the specialty of intensive care unit (Eg: MICU, SICU) Diagnosis necessary and required for continuation of treatment Knowledge of long term drug effects Knowledge of long term sedation Knowledge of ICU related disorders Total parenteral nutrition Long term ventilator management Patient can stay for weeks to months
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Similarities between emergency medicine and critical care
Both deal with very sick and injured patients.
Both require personnel (doctors, nurses, assistants, etc) who are specifically trained in these respective specialties.
Emergency medicine personnel are not adequately trained for ICU work and ICU personnel are not skilled to function in an emergency department.
Procedural skills are the same for both specialties.
Resuscitations and deaths are common in both specialties.
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