Simulation in ENT- Is There a Place For It?-Juniper Publishers
Juniper Publishers-Open Access Journal of Head Neck & Spine Surgery Simulation in ENT- Is There a Place For It? Authored by Dione L Introduction Airway emergencies are a common presentation in the emergency department, with the incidence reported to range between 2% and 14.8% Kovacs et al. [1]. In the vast majority of cases, ‘difficult airway’ presentations are managed successfully by emergency medicine doctors Wong et al. [2]. While anaesthetic staff on the whole manage the remainder, surgical doctors (especially those working within ENT surgery) are often involved in cases that require invasive interventions such as tracheostomy or surgical cricothyroidotomy Awad et al. [3]. Furthermore, it is often the most junior member of the ENT team is first to attend to those patients requiring emergency on-call airway services; frequently without immediate senior supervision or support. Despite this, there is currently no formal curriculum in airway manag...