TF-8 An Online Multimedia Facial Anesthesia Training Instrument for Emergency Medicine Residents

Abstract

Patients frequently present to the emergency department (ED) with facial wounds and dental complaints. The ability to effectively and safely anesthetize the face and mouth is a key skill for emergency physicians. A curriculum to develop these skills is frequently lacking in many residencies. We created a training instrument aimed to 2 learner groups. The primary group is the emergency medicine interns and ED midlevel providers, who in our learner-analysis typically did not receive any formal didactics in facial anesthesia prior to residency or employment in the ED.