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Treatment of epistaxis in Accident and Emergency departments in the UK

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

D. C. Wild  and
P. D. R. Spraggs
D. C. Wild
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK.
P. D. R. Spraggs
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK.
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Abstract

This study aims to investigate the facilities available in Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments and the education of casualty officers in the treatment of epistaxis in the UK. Fifty departments were chosen at random and a telephone survey undertaken. The results show a paucity of facilities and inadequate training of A&E officers in a majority of departments. Recommendations for treatment standards are made.

Keywords

EpistaxisEmergency Service,HospitalEducation MedicalTreatment Protocols
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 116 , Issue 8 , August 2002 , pp. 597 - 600
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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