Medical Emergencies

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What kind of in flight emergencies may rise? • Lightheadedness or fainting (37.4% of emergencies); • Respiratory problems (12.1%); • Nausea or vomiting (9.5%); • Cardiac symptoms (7.7%); and • Seizures (5.8%). Overall, there were 11 920 medical emergencies, or one for every 604 flights, the researchers found The most common emergencies involved • Laceration (0.3%); • Cardiac arrest (0.3%); • Ear pain (0.4%); • Obstetrical or gynecological symptoms (0.5...

MEDICAL EMERGENCIES

CHAPTER 1 Multiple Choice 1. What is the MOST common emergency to occur in the dental office? A. Mild allergic reaction B. Angina C. Syncope D. Anaphylaxis 2. All of the following procedures will help to prevent an emergency in a dental office EXCEPT: A. accurate medical history taking. B. taking and recording vital signs. C. updating the medical emergency kit. 3. If a patient responds positively on his or her medical history to epilepsy, you will need to be on the lookout f...

Abdominal Pain—Common Causes ■ Epigastric: AMI, gastroenteritis, ulcer, esophageal disease, heartburn ■ LUQ: gastritis, pancreatitis, AMI, pneumonia ■ LLQ: ruptured ectopic pregnancy, ovarian cyst, PID, kidney stones, diverticulitis, enteritis, abdominal abscess ■ RLQ: appendicitis, ruptured ectopic pregnancy, enteritis, diverticulitis, PID, ovarian cyst, kidney stones, abdominal abscess, strangulated hernia ■ RUQ: gallstones, hepatitis, liver disease, pancreatitis, appendi...

Learning Objectives  What kind of emergencies we can come across in a school  What to do in each situation before medical help is available Medical emergencies at a school  Unconcious patient  Breath holding/Difficulty in breathing  Choking  Allergic reactions/stings  Burns  Cuts/injuries  Frost bite/Heat exhaustion  Seizures/Fits

Contents Purpose 2 Interpretation of requirements 3 Practitioners’ legal and ethical responsibility 4 Preparation for medical emergencies 4 Medical History 5 Resuscitation training 5 International training courses 7 Equipment 8 Drugs 8 Additional training, equipment and drugs required for dentists/ dental specialists administering sedation (excluding RA) 9 Scheduling of appointments 9 Checklist 10 Appendix A – Medical emergency situations: specific responses 12 Anaphylaxis 12 ...

Intussusception  The loss of perfusion to an area of the intestine because the affected part of the intestine slides into another part of the intestine near the affected area  most commonly, occurs in infants aged 5-10 months.  most common cause of intestinal obstruction in patients aged 5 months to 3 years. Signs and Symptoms:  Abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, the parents report 1 or more previous attacks of abdominal pain within 10 days to 6 months prior to the current...

List of Contributors ix Preface xi Acknowledgements xiii 1 Introduction, Infection Control and Prescribing 1 M. Greenwood Introduction to the dental emergency clinic 1 Infection and infection control 2 Prescribing 8 Conclusions 12 Further reading 12 2 History Taking and Clinical Examination of Patients on a Dental Emergency Clinic 13 I.P. Corbett, C.B. Hayward and M. Greenwood Introduction 13 History taking 13 Patient examination 18 Special tests 24 Record keeping 25 Consent 25...