ENT EMERGENCIES –OUR EXPERIENCE IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Dr. (MRS) Kalpana Sharma, Dr. Debashruti Chakraborty* and Dr. Dipjyoti Barman

ABSTRACT

Otorhinolaryngological diseases attribute to a major cause of patients reporting to the emergency department of a hospital and some of them are life threatening and requires immediate intervention. This retrospective study was conducted for a duration of 2 years in Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati, India, to determine the agewise prevalence of different Otorhinolaryngological conditions presenting in emergency department of the hospital. The common conditions we came across are foreign body impaction, epistaxis, trauma, inflammatory conditions of ear, nose and throat, airway diseases etc. The basic management protocol is also being discussed.

Keywords: Ent emergencies, epistaxis, foreign body, management.