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Basic guide to medical emergencies in the dental practice /
"The 'Basic Guide to Medical Emergencies in the Dental Practice' is a must have book for all dental care professionals and general dentists. Written in a clear and accessible style, chapters cover such key topics as patient assessment, adult resuscitation, respiratory and cardiac diso...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chichester, West Sussex, UK :
Wiley/Blackwell.,
2014.
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
| Colección: | Basic Guide Dentistry Series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Basic Guide to Medical Emergencies in the Dental Practice; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; About the companion website; Chapter 1 An overview of the management of medical emergencies and resuscitation in the dental practice; INTRODUCTION; CONCEPT OF THE CHAIN OF SURVIVAL; INCIDENCE OF MEDICAL EMERGENCIES INDENTAL PRACTICE; Survey of dental practitioners in Australia; Survey of dentists in England; Survey of dental practitioners in a UK university dental hospital; Survey of dentists in New Zealand; Survey of dental staff in Ohio; Survey of dentists in Germany
- GENERAL DENTAL COUNCIL GUIDELINES ON MEDICAL EMERGENCIESRESUSCITATION COUNCIL (UK) QUALITY STANDARDS; ABCDE ASSESSMENT OF THE SICK PATIENT; MEDICAL RISK ASSESSMENT IN GENERAL DENTAL PRACTICE; History taking; Risk stratification scoring system; Up-to-date patient details; Existing medical problem; PRINCIPLES OF SAFER HANDLING DURING CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; Cardiac arrest on the floor; Cardiac arrest in the dental chair; Cardiac arrest in a chair in the waiting room; Cardiac arrest in the toilet; PROCEDURE FOR CALLING 999 FOR AN AMBULANCE; IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN FACTORS AND TEAMWORK
- CONCLUSIONREFERENCES; Chapter 2 Resuscitation equipment in the dental practice; INTRODUCTION; RECOMMENDED MINIMUM RESUSCITATION EQUIPMENT IN THE DENTAL PRACTICE; Airway equipment; Breathing equipment; Circulation equipment; Drugs; Additional items; CHECKING RESUSCITATION EQUIPMENT AND DRUGS; Equipment inventory; Drugs; Self-inflating bag; Defibrillator; CHECKING RESUSCITATION EQUIPMENT FOLLOWING USE; CARE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF OXYGEN CYLINDERS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 3 ABCDE: Recognition and treatment of the acutely ill patient; INTRODUCTION
- CLINICAL SIGNS OF ACUTE ILLNESS AND DETERIORATIONTHE ABCDE APPROACH; GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF THE ABCDE APPROACH; THE ABCDE APPROACH TO THE SICK PATIENT; Airway; Breathing; Circulation; Disability; Exposure; PRINCIPLES OF PULSE OXIMETRY; Role of pulse oximetry; The mechanics of pulse oximetry; Uses of pulse oximetry in the dental practice; Advantages of pulse oximetry; Normal values for oxygen saturation; Procedure for pulse oximetry; PROCEDURE FOR ADMINISTERING OXYGEN TO THE ACUTELY ILL PATIENT; Description; Procedure; Respiratory rate indicator; PROCEDURE FOR RECORDING BLOOD PRESSURE
- Systolic and diastolic blood pressureKorotkoff sounds; Which arm?; Procedure for manual measurement of a blood pressure; Errors in blood pressure measurement; Automated blood pressure devices; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 4 Respiratory disorders; INTRODUCTION; MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE ASTHMA ATTACK; Incidence; Pathogenesis; Causes; Signs and symptoms; Treatment; Indications for hospital admission; Factors that contribute to a poor outcome; MANAGEMENT OF HYPERVENTILATION; Treatment; MANAGEMENT OF EXACERBATION OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE; Incidence; Causes; Clinical features