Resident Manual of Trauma to the Face, Head and Neck

Conclusion G. Richard Holt, MD, MSE, MPH, MABE

This Manual was developed for you by the Resident Trauma Manual Task Force of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) Committee on Trauma, with the excellent assistance of the Education Staff of the AAO-HNS Foundation. Its concept was to provide you, the Resident Physician in Otolaryngology– Head and Neck Surgery, with an electronic, quick-reference tool to aid your evaluation and management of patients with traumatic injuries of the face, head, and neck. There has been a growing concern in our specialty that otolaryngologists–head and neck surgeons in community practice are losing interest in providing trauma care in their emergency room settings. This trend must be reversed for the good of the specialty in its capabilities to provide comprehensive medical and surgical trauma care. The Committee on Trauma encourages you to learn as much as possible about trauma care in the region of the face, head, and neck, to gain valuable clinical and surgical experience, and to develop a sense of the professional rewards that come from this type of reconstructive surgery. Remember that your efforts on behalf of the traumatized patient can make a significant difference in the patient’s quality of life. We wish you good success in your residency training and a rewarding life of service in the future practice of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery.

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