Owning Procedural Expertise

Emergency medicine, since its inception as a specialty, has continuously redefined itself by absorbing intellectual and procedural expertise traditionally owned by other specialties. Whether it is performing advanced airway procedures formerly unique to anesthesia, reducing and splinting various orthopedic dislocations and fractures, or managing urological emergencies such as priapism or otolaryngology procedures, emergency physicians have relentlessly expanded their procedural expertise. Some consultants have forced our hands by delaying or being reluctant to see these emergencies in the emergency department. Others willingly ceded procedural expertise of routine procedures because of their busy practice demands. Nevertheless, in the end, our advances in a variety of procedures will continue. Short, high-quality procedure videos such as these included in Emergency Medicine News will play an important role in teaching new procedural skills just in time or even real-time.   Click here to watch a video of a tracheostomy tube replacement.    Click here to watch a video of a naspharyngoscope placement.   Click here to watch a video of a needle aspiration of peritonsillar abscess.   Tags: emergency medicine, peritonsillar abscess, naspharyngoscope placement, tracheostomy tube replacementPublished: 3/2/2015 7:51:00 AM
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