• J Emerg Med · Jun 2021

    An Easily Assembled, Low-Cost Model for Lateral Canthotomy Education.

    • Matthew Mendes, Jennie A Buchanan, Margaret Sande, and Maria E Moreira.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine, Denver, Colorado.
    • J Emerg Med. 2021 Jun 1; 60 (6): 777-780.

    BackgroundLateral canthotomy is a vision-saving procedure. However, the low incidence of orbital compartment syndrome and the expense of simulators to practice this procedure can lead to low confidence and delays in the performance of the procedure by emergency physicians.DiscussionWe used a simple, inexpensive, easily assembled eye model for lateral canthotomy education at a residency program and a national conference obtaining feedback from simulation participants. Residents rated procedure laboratories that included the lateral canthotomy model as 4.9 to 5 (on a 5-point Likert scale, with 5 being the best score). National conference participants rated the model a 9 as a useful training model for practitioners on a 10-point Likert scale.ConclusionThis simple task trainer is practical, inexpensive, quickly assembled, and useful as a tool for practicing emergency medicine providers.Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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