Know Your PICU

First day in the PICU

Lay of the Land

• ICU and Intermediate Care Unit (see page 2 – ICU resident manual )

PALS Update

PICU resident education

Resident education Goals

1. Learn to evaluate severity of illness
2. Review of pediatric resuscitation
3. Understanding the pathophysiology of life-threatening disease processes
4. Hands-on procedural skills and training
5. Use of pharmacotherapeutic agents in the critical care unit
6. Proficiency in comprehensive patient management

Key ICU Personnel

• The ICU Physicians (see pages 3 & 4 – ICU resident manual )
• Other Important Personnel (see pages 5 & 6 – ICU resident manual )

Additional Information

Necessary Information (see pages 7 & 8 – ICU resident manual )

ICU Routines (see pages 9 & 10 – ICU resident manual )

Contact Us

Department of Pediatrics

Critical Care Division

LeBonheur Children's Hospital
Children’s Foundation Research Center
50 N Dunlap, 3rd Floor
Memphis, TN 38103

Phone: 901-287-6303