INTRODUCTION

SECTION ONE: OFFICE PREPAREDNESS

History and Physical Examination
Equipment
Dental Office Emergency Drugs
Emergency Cart Supplies
Staff Training
Measuring Vital Signs
Pulse
Respirations
Blood Pressure
Determining Blood Pressure by Auscultation
CPR & Basic Life Support
Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

Emergency Drug Monographs

SECTION TWO: DENTAL OFFICE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES

Basic Action Plan for Stabilization
Loss of Consciousness
Syncope (Vasovagal Syncope or Simple Fainting)
Postural (Orthostatic) Hypotension
Hypoglycemia (Insulin Shock)

Respiratory Distress
Hyperventilation Syndrome
Asthmatic Attack/Bronchospasm
Airway Obstruction

Chest Pain
Angina Pectoris
Acute Myocardial Infarction

Allergic/Drug Reactions
Urticaria or Pruritus
Anaphylactic Shock
Epinephrine Reaction
Drug Overdoses

Altered Sensations/Changes in Affect
Stroke/Cerebrovascular Accident
Seizure Disorders
Panic Attack

Management of Acute Bleeding

SECTION THREE: PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOLS

Preprocedural Guidelines for Dental Patients
Frequently Asked Questions for infective Endocarditis     and Posthetic Implants
Oxygen Delivery
Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens

REFERENCES AND SELECTED READINGS

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