Continuing Professional Development 2008

Courses are delivered at your place of work.

Dealing with Medical emergencies and resuscitation in the  dental practice

The course is specifically designed for Dental Practitioners and Dental Care Professionals so they can identify and initiate basic management of clinical emergencies. This includes monitoring the patient and identifying patients who are ‘at risk’ or are becoming critically ill. 

This course follows the Standards for Clinical Training for Dental Practitioners and Dental Care Professionals as published by the Resuscitation Council (UK) 2006.

The course will cover the following:

• The ABCDE approach to recognising ‘at risk’ or critically ill patients

• Initial treatment of medical emergencies- including asthma, anaphylaxis, cardiac emergencies, epilepsy, hypoglycaemia, syncope, adrenal insufficiency

• Care of the unconscious patient 

• Airway obstruction and insertion of simple airway adjuncts

• Administration of oxygen

• BLS theory and practice-adult and paediatric

• Basic understanding of the heart and conduction system

• Basic cardiac arrhythmias- ventricular fibrillation

• The safe use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and resuscitation equipment

• Maintaining AEDs and record keeping

• Post resuscitation care Legal and ethical Issues Involved in resuscitation

• Medical emergencies scenario practice

This session is delivered in accordance with the Resuscitation Council (UK) Guidelines for Medical Emergencies and Resuscitation in General Dental Practice.O nly Resuscitation Council (UK) Certified Advanced Life Support Instructors will teach this course.

Course Delivered on Your Premises

Duration: 6 Hours

Participants: Maximum 12

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