ENT Emergencies

EDGE 24 Emergency Medicine

Please note there is a new version of this module.

Your EDGE24 modules will count toward your EDGE26 certificate !

There is no requirement to complete any of the EDGE modules a second time. For EDGE24 modules you are not yet enrolled in, you are directed to enrol in the equivalent EDGE26 module and continue your path through the EDGE course. At the completion of all 24 modules you will be able to request an EDGE26 Course Certificate (36 CPD Hours).

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EDGE24 Module 24 : ENT Emergencies

Latest Course Update: January 2024

There are a wide range of ENT emergencies and in this module we explore three of the most difficult ENT emergencies; epistaxis, severe tonsillitis / peritonsillar abscess (quinsy) and bells palsy.

Severe tonsillitis is a common presentation and after ensuring there is no threat to the airway may be effectively managed medically in most cases with significant relief of the patient's symptoms. In the patient with bells palsy the focus is often excluding other causes for facial palsy, prevention of eye injury and considering the role of pharmacological management.

Epistaxis can range from the trivial self-limited nose bleed to bleeding that results in life-threatening airway obstruction and circulatory shock. In this final module in the EDGE24 course our case simulation explores in detail the aetiology, assessment, investigation and management of epistaxis with the aim of making you more confident to approach and manage the patient presenting with epistaxis.