An ENT emergency crash course for the Hospital at Night team

Following the introduction of the European Working Time Regulations (EWTR) and the Hospital at Night teams the majority of overnight ENT work is now covered by trainees without any prior knowledge of ENT.1 The number of trainees covering ENT out of hours without previous experience has been found to be between 68%‐100% in recent studies.1‐2 More worryingly, a recent article examining hospital at night trainees cross covering ENT revealed that only 28% of those polled had received some training in airway emergencies previously.3