The construction of ICUs abroad has an unclear origin, but in China, the earliest ICU construction was led by anesthesiologists.
Speaking of this, we must first introduce the Emergency Department.
Previously, domestic hospitals did not have an Emergency Department; it emerged later to rescue critically ill patients. Subsequently, a series of standards and discipline definitions were established, finally matching its name, and all emergency patients could register at the Emergency Department.
Moreover, the Emergency Department cannot reject patients.
Also, specialty clinics do not see patients at night.
The Emergency Department has doctors on duty 24 hours a day, requiring a doctor to see any patient who registers at any time.
With these two golden standards, the Emergency Department later gained some privileges.
