Section 1: Prevention and Section 2: Preparation of Office Staff
Course overview
Objectives
After completing this course, the participant should be able to:
Section I. Prevention
List the most common medical emergencies occurring in the dental environment
List the 5 components of physical evaluation of dental patients
List the 6 vital signs
Describe the A.S.A. physical status classification system
Provide examples of ASA 1, 2, 3, and 4 medical problems
List the 8 components of the Stress Reduction Protocol
Define the goal of physical evaluation
Section 2: Preparation of Office Staff
Define the legal obligation of a doctor to the victim of a medical emergency
List the 4 components of preparation of the office for medical emergencies
Describe the victim who is ’clinically dead.’
Describe the difference between ‘clinical’ and ‘biological’ death
List and describe the steps in the AHA 2010 cardiac arrest algorithm
List and describe the steps in the algorithm for all medical emergencies except cardiac arrest
Explain why survival rates from sudden cardiac arrest are significantly lower in young children than in adults
Describe the functions of each member of the In-Office Emergency Team
List the 7 drugs in the bare-bones-basic emergency drug kit
Presenter(s)
Disclosure
It is the policy of the UT Health San Antonio Office of Continuing Dental Education to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all of its sponsored educational activities. All participating speakers, course directors, and planning committee members are required to disclose to the program audience any financial relationships related to the subject matter of this program. Relationships of spouse/partner with proprietary entities producing health care goods or services should be disclosed if they are of a nature that may influence the objectivity of the individual in a position to control the content of the CDE activity. Disclosure information is reviewed in advance in order to manage and resolve any possible conflicts of interest. Specific disclosure information for each speaker, course director, and planning committee member will be shared with the audience prior to the speaker’s presentation.
Continuing Dental Education Staff members have nothing to disclose.