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Be prepared to handle life-threatening dental emergencies! Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office, 7th Edition helps you learn the skills needed to manage medical emergencies in the dental office or clinic. It describes how to recognize and manage medical emergencies promptly and proactively, and details the resources that must be on hand to deal effectively with these situations.

This edition includes new guidelines for drug-related emergencies, cardiac arrest, and more. Written by respected educator Dr. Stanley Malamed, this expert resource provides dental professionals with the tools for implementing a basic action plan for managing medical emergencies.

McKernon on behalf of British Dental Journal, July A logical format reflects the way emergencies are encountered in a dental practice, with chapters organized by commonly seen clinical signs and symptoms, such as unconsciousness or altered consciousness, respiratory distress, seizures, drug-related emergencies, chest pain, and cardiac arrest.

Step-by-step procedures include detailed, numbered instructions for stabilizing and treating victims PCABD in common medical emergencies. Full-color illustrations demonstrate emergency techniques in realistic clarity. Summary tables and boxes make it easy to find essential concepts and information.

Quick-reference algorithms in the appendix include step-by-step diagrams showing the decision-making process in common emergency situations. UPDATED content includes the most current guidelines for drug-related emergencies, unconsciousness, altered consciousness, and cardiac arrest as well as protocols for obstructed airway management.

Emergency drug and equipment kit instructions help you assemble emergency kits and ensure that your dental office has safe, current materials on hand. Preventing Medical Emergencies, 3e, is the only book on the market to provide dental professionals, hygienists, and assistants with step-by-step procedures for identifying risk factors and potential emergencies "before "they occur. Organized to follow the most recent American Dental Association Health History form, the book includes easy-to-find follow-up questions for all conditions, along with clinically relevant treatment plan modifications and strategies for preventing and managing specific emergencies.

The authors cover general pathophysiology, medical management of patients with compromised health, screening techniques for identifying patients at risk for complications, as well as ways to manage in-office emergencies, such as adverse drug interactions. Case studies throughout the book explore a wide range of medical conditions and bring concepts to life, while a wide range of self-test, review, and case study questions help readers master key concepts and procedures.

The Third Edition features the latest professional guidelines, new information on clinical management of patients with special needs, enhanced teaching resources, and much more. The Basic Guide to Medical Emergencies in the Dental Practice is a must-have book for all dental care professionals and general dentists.

Pain Management. Basic Science. Oral Pathology. Public Health Dentistry. It describes how to recognize and manage medical emergencies promptly and proactively, and details the resources that must be on hand to deal effectively with these situations.

This edition includes new guidelines for drug-related emergencies, cardiac arrest, and more. Written by respected educator Dr. Stanley Malamed, this expert resource provides dental professionals with the tools for implementing a basic action plan for managing medical emergencies.

McKernon on behalf of British Dental Journal, July A logical format reflects the way emergencies are encountered in a dental practice, with chapters organized by commonly seen clinical signs and symptoms, such as unconsciousness or altered consciousness, respiratory distress, seizures, drug-related emergencies, chest pain, and cardiac arrest.

Step-by-step procedures include detailed, numbered instructions for stabilizing and treating victims PCABD in common medical emergencies. Full-color illustrations demonstrate emergency techniques in realistic clarity.

Summary tables and boxes make it easy to find essential concepts and information. Quick-reference algorithms in the appendix include step-by-step diagrams showing the decision-making process in common emergency situations.

Organized to follow the most recent American Dental Association Health History form, the book includes easy-to-find follow-up questions for all conditions, along with clinically relevant treatment plan modifications and strategies for preventing and managing specific emergencies.

It is important to undertake a full risk assessment to include medical risks posed by the patient's medical history and the suitability of the place where the treatment is to be carried out. The current COVID outbreak has emphasised the need for adequate infection control measures, the principles of which still of course apply in a medical emergency setting. Hand hygiene is an integral part of preventing infection in a dental practice and the dental team has a duty of care to ensure it is managed in accordance with current guidelines.

All dental staff should be trained and should receive regular updates on the management of medical emergencies; they should also possess up-to-date evidence of capability. Ensuring the dental team is kept up-to-date in the management of medical emergencies is essential. It is recommended that dental team members undertake at least ten hours in every CPD cycle and at least two hours of CPD on this topic every year.

These should be documented and areas of learning addressed. Every dental practice has a duty of care to ensure that an effective and safe service is provided for its patients. This article has provided an overview of the updated posters designed to help manage medical emergencies in the dental practice.

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