RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Emergency physicians in critical care: a consultant’s experience
JF Emergency Medicine Journal
JO Emerg Med J
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
SP 145
OP 148
DO 10.1136/emj.2003.012401
VO 21
IS 2
A1 Brown, T
YR 2004
UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/21/2/145.abstract
AB There is a growing interest in the interface between emergency medicine and critical care medicine. Previous articles in this journal have looked at the opportunities and advantages of training in critical care medicine for emergency medicine trainees. In the UK there are a small number of emergency physicians who also have a commitment to critical care medicine. This article describes a personal experience of such a job, looking at the advantages and disadvantages. Depending upon future developments in the role of emergency medicine in the UK, together with the proposed expansion in critical care medicine, such posts may become more common.