ENT in Emergency Department Study day

Ear, nose and throat complaints are common presentations to ED, particularly in children, and will occupy a significant portion of our time in minors but the trick here is to outline those patients who require urgent assessment and treatment. There are also some true ENT emergencies that we need to recognise such as epiglottitis, epistaxis, Ludwigs angina etc.

ENT makes up a significant part of the clinical practice of emergency medicine clinicians, GP’s and paediatricians, although exposure to ENT is often limited during undergraduate training and then there is the fear factor! Here in this acute ENT study day, we aim to discuss the fundamental of ENT in ED like acute airway obstruction, epistaxis, foreign bodies, nasal septal hematomas, deep tissue neck infections and penetrating neck trauma.

We also aim to discuss some non- emergency problems like acute otitis externa, tonsillitis, sinusitis, dizziness and vertigo, sore throat, some practical procedures in ED and some medications.