title: Treatment of epistaxis in Accident and Emergency departments in the UK.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, UK. dcwild@rcsed.ac.uk
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Wild
authors.forename: P D R
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Spraggs
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000628:therapy*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education