The active use of preventive measures is invaluable in clinical practice, but the best way to ensure effective management of a medical emergency is to be prepared in advance. Practitioners and their entire dental staff must be ready to confront medical emergencies that may arise during treatment with sufficient medical knowledge to initiate appropriate primary treatment. This accessible manual addresses the most common medical emergencies encountered during dental treatment. Step-by-step treatment guidelines and decision-making algorithms outline the steps for immediate treatment and make this practical book an essential office manual.
Table of Content
‘1. Pretreatment Evaluation of the Dental Patient
2. Essentials of an Emergency Kit
3. Respiratory Emergencies
4. Acute Chest Pain
5. Syncope
6. Allergy and Anaphylaxis
7. Seizures, Epilepsy, and Stroke
8. Nausea and Vomiting
9. Hemorrhagic Emergencies
10. Emergencies in the Pregnant Patient
11. Hypertension and Hypotension Emergencies
12. TMJ Emergencies
13. Diabetic Emergencies
14. Malignant Hyperthermia
15. Thyroid Crisis
16. Local Anesthesia Emergencies
17. Adrenal Crisis
18. Basic Life Support’
About the author
Orrett E. Ogle, DDS is a practicing Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon in Floral Park, NY. Dr. Ogle graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons in 1974 and has been in practice for 43 years.
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