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Quinsy trainer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2007

J Murphy ,
J T Murphy  and
A Sama
J Murphy
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham
J T Murphy
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK
A Sama*
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham
*
Address for correspondence: Mr A Sama, Department of ENT, Queen's Medical Centre, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK.
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Abstract

The implementation of the European Working Time Directive, from the Council of the European Union (93/104/EC), in August 2004 has provoked a change in the working hours of junior doctors in the United Kingdom. With the evolution of the subsequent cross-cover arrangements combined with the modernising of medical careers, training is becoming increasingly important. Here we present a simple method of teaching junior doctors the skills and competencies required to aspirate a peritonsillar abscess or ‘quinsy’. The model is easy to construct, low cost and reusable.

Keywords

Peritonsillar AbscessSurgical ModelsSimulationMechanical Aspiration
Type
Short Communication
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 121 , Issue 12 , December 2007 , pp. 1194 - 1196
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2007

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