ASSESSMENT AND CARE OF NOSE, THROAT, AND FACIAL EMERGENCIES

Course overview

THIS COURSE COVERS NOSE, THROAT, AND FACIAL EMERGENCIES. IT DETAILS THE RECOGNITION, ASSESSMENT, AND MANAGEMENT OF INFECTIONS (E.G., RHINITIS, PHARYNGITIS, TONSILLITIS, LARYNGITIS, PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS, AND SINUSITIS); TRAUMA (E.G., NASAL FRACTURE, FRACTURED LARYNX, AND FACIAL FACTURES); AND INSERTION OR INGESTION OF FOREIGN BODIES. IN ADDITION, IT OUTLINES THE ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF EPISTAXIS (LOSS OF BLOOD DUE TO A NOSEBLEED). THE COURSE ALSO PRESENTS A PLAN OF CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH NOSE, THROAT AND FACIAL EMERGENCIES INCLUDING SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENTS AND DOCUMENTATION. (64 MINUTES)