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Table 3 Content unique to emergency medicine

From: IFEM model curriculum: emergency medicine learning outcomes for undergraduate medical education

Item

Must have

n (%)

Good to Have

n (%)

Not Applicable

n (%)

Acute and/or critical illnesses and injuries

52(91.2)

5(8.8)

-

Approach to complex and undifferentiated patients

44(77.2)

13(22.8)

-

Caring for disadvantaged patients

20(35.1)

36(63.2)

1(1.8)

Chief-complaint-based approach

49(86.0)

8(14.0)

-

Death notification for sudden unexpected death

23(40.4)

30(52.6)

4(7.0)

Disaster management

9(15.8)

40(70.2)

8(14.0)

Environmental illnesses and injuries

22(38.6)

32(56.1)

3(5.3)

Injury prevention

16(28.1)

34(59.6)

7(12.3)

Intoxications

40(70.2)

17(29.8)

-

Medical decision making in face of uncertainty, time and resource limitations.

43(75.4)

14(24.6)

-

Pre-hospital care

16(28.1)

34(59.6)

7(12.3)

Resource utilisation

18(31.6)

34(59.6)

5(8.8)

Resuscitative team dynamics in undifferentiated critically ill or injured patients

40(70.2)

16(28.1)

1(1.8)