scholarly journals Awareness of medical emergencies among dental practitioners in three Egyptian Dental Schools: A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heba Hussein ◽  
Mohamed A. Abdelbaqy ◽  
Abdelrahman A. Ibrahim ◽  
Shahenda Farid ◽  
Suzan Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Private School ◽  
Prosthetic Heart Valve ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Educational Models ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Dental Staff ◽  
Medical Emergencies ◽  
Dental Schools

Objectives: To evaluate the awareness of medical emergencies among dental practitioners in three dental schools. Material and methods: The study group included 384 dental practitioners, including dental staff members, post-graduate students, and dental interns. These professionals were attending three dental educational institutions in Egypt. Two of them were governmental and one was a private school. The educational model is almost the same in most Egyptian dental schools. Results: The response rate was 100%. Most of the participants worked in private academia (44.16%) or practice (42.34%) and 65.20% of them were females. The participants recorded medical history and filled a form (91.17%, 80.52 % respectively) while only 41.82% obtained the vital signs. Among the participants, 48.57 % were confident about handling medical emergency and 74.29 % reported their capability of intramuscular injection while only 25.71 % for intravenous injection and 49.35% knew about emergency kits. Management knowledge of airway obstruction and prosthetic heart valve patients was reported by 80.27 % and 71.94 % respectively, while less percentage for activation of EMS, chest compression, CPR ratio, and infant rescue breathing. The mean preparedness percent score was 54.57% and it was inversely correlated to the years of experiences and directly correlated to the degree of confidence in their ability to manage the dental emergency. Conclusion: The current study results reflected a deficiency in the dental practitioner awareness about the medical emergency especially the practical part.     Keywords Dentists; Cross-sectional studies; Emergencies; Educational models; Dental schools.

scholarly journals Medical Emergency in Dental Clinic - An update

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL3) ◽  
pp. 831-839
Author(s):  
Aksha sharen Arul Edwin ◽  
Lakshmi T ◽  
Karthik Ganesh Mohanraj
Keyword(s):  
Dental Students ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Emergency Procedures ◽  
Dental Clinics ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Medical Emergencies ◽  
Spss Software

In general, one of the convincing methods to tackle an emergency is to be well-organized and prepared priory. The intention of the study is to analyze the availability of medical emergency procedures and equipment in dental clinics. Also, the aim is to determine the level of awareness, knowledge, perceptions, individual experiences and preparedness of the dental practitioners and dental students for the management of medical emergency situations in their hospitals or clinics. A cross-sectional survey based study was done from April to among 100 dental students in Chennai. The self-structured well-designed questionnaire containing the protocols and emergency procedures followed in their clinic. The questionnaire forms were circulated online through Google forms. The data from all the participants were collected and analyzed through SPSS software. In the present study, it was inferred that the majority of the population are aware about the medical emergencies in dental clinics (99%) and the remaining 1% of the population are not aware of it. The conclusion of this study is that the above statistical analysis about knowledge awareness on recent advances in the treatment of medical emergencies in dental clinics has provided an alarming situation about the capability of dentists to deal with such conditions for the betterment of patients .

scholarly journals Perspectives of Dental Practitioners Regarding Their Readiness for Medical Emergencies: A Study in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 728-733
Author(s):  
Louay Jaber ◽  
Faisal Al-Qarni ◽  
Mohammed Alsaati ◽  
Mohammed Al-Nefaiee ◽  
Ashwin C. Shetty ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Treatment Plan ◽  
Vital Signs ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Essential Drugs ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Medical Emergencies ◽  
Dental Practices

Background: Training dental practitioners on emergency preparedness and response is essential for the successful management of medical emergencies. Objectives: To assess the perceptions of dental practitioners in Saudi Arabia about their readiness to manage medical emergencies in the dental practices. Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted among dental practitioners working in 52 dental centers in Saudi Arabia. Questionnaires mainly gathered data on the measures taken by dental practitioners to prevent medical emergencies, BLS certification, availability of essential drugs and equipment, and perceptions of dental practitioners regarding the adequacy of their training for medical emergencies. Results: Of the total 270 participants, the majority reported that they take medical history (94%), perform visual inspection (90%), consult with patients’ physician when needed (89%), and modify treatment plan as necessary (94%). However, only 19% of them routinely take baseline vital signs for their patients and 52.6% have valid BLS certification. Only 29.6% and 16.3% of dental practitioners have reported that they have all essential drugs and equipment, respectively. Conclusion: The preventive measures for medical emergency appears to be deficient because most dental practitioners are not routinely taking baseline vital signs for their patients. This important issue is combined with shortage of BLS certification among dental practitioners and inadequate availability of all medical emergency drugs and equipment in dental practices.

scholarly journals MEDICAL EMERGENCIES;

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (05) ◽  
pp. 665-669
Author(s):  
Priya - ◽  
Ambreen Munir ◽  
Nida Talpur ◽  
Suneel Kumar Punjabi
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Emergency Procedures ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Medical Crisis ◽  
Medical Emergencies ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Emergency Drugs

Objectives: To asses and manage medical emergencies in the dental setupsof Hyderabad city. Methodology: Study Design: Descriptive Cross Sectional study. Setting:General and Specialist dentists of Hyderabad city. Period: June 2015 to January 2016. Inthis study population of 187 dentists were enlisted practicing either in public or private setupof Hyderabad, Sindh. Questionnaire designed to obtain information about their experience.Results: (59.89%) of the graduate dentists having less than 5 years clinical experienceand (40%) have clinical experience of more than 5 years, qualification, 114 (60.63%) of thepractitioner had fundamental dental aptitude and 73 (39.0 %) were specialists with differentpostgraduate aptitude. Medical emergency workshops attended, (60.96%) General dentistsand Specialist had undertaken BLS course, commonly occurring emergency was vasovagalsyncope with the prevalence of 103(55.0%) and availability of drugs and equipment’s wereOral Glucose (90%), Aspirin (86%) and Sprit Ammonia (78%) usually available drugs kept bythe Clinical Setup to handle the emergency procedures. Conclusion: Dental practitioners ofcity Hyderabad are able to identify and handle medical crisis, however most of the doctorseither not properly trained to contract with these circumstances or they have poor assets todeal with medical emergencies. Improvement in knowledge of dentists through speculative anddemonstrable educational courses, availability of emergency drugs, equipment’s and advancegroundwork for the emergency management of the patients is required.

scholarly journals Appraisal of awareness on medical emergencies and its management among dentists in Bhubaneswar, India

2021 ◽  
pp. 193-201
Author(s):  
Ramesh Nagarajappa ◽  
Ipsita Mahapatra ◽  
Dharmashree Satyarup ◽  
Sharmistha Mohanty
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Emergency Situation ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dental Office ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Medical Emergencies ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Dental Professional

Background. Medical emergencies can be distressing for any dental professional, whether in a dental practice, hospital or other sites. Objectives. To assess the knowledge and awareness of dental practitioners towards medical emergencies and its management in Bhubaneswar. Material and Methods. In this cross-sectional investigation, a self-administered questionnaire which included demographic details and 19 questions regarding knowledge about medical emergencies, was disseminated to a random sample of 183 dentists working in their private dental clinic set up in Bhubaneswar. Chi-square test was used for statistical analysis. Results. Total sample size was 183, out of which 79 (43.17%) were males and 104 (56.83%) were females. The mean age was found out to be 30.7 ± 5.38 years. Practically 96% of the practitioners were not certain enough to deal with the emergency conditions at dental office. Around 67% had not attended any workshop on emergency training. It was amazing to observe that larger part (90%) of the experts didn't possess first aid kit at their dental office. In instances of handling emergency situation at the dental chair no statistical significance (p>0.05) with respect to age and gender was found. Conclusion. This investigation showed that hypothetically dental professionals had better knowledge on medical emergencies yet at the same time they were not equipped efficiently to manage the same at their workplace.

scholarly journals Knowledge and ability to manage medical emergencies among dental students

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 161-166
Author(s):  
Chitturi Prashanthi ◽  
Prashant B Patil ◽  
Vajendra Joshi ◽  
Kiran Kumar K R ◽  
Shilpa R T
Keyword(s):  
Life Support ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Medical Emergencies ◽  
The Difference

: An emergency can be encountered anytime and anywhere. Minimal knowledge about medical emergency and their etiology, primary protocol for management must be known to avoid potential consequences. Hence, the present study was undertaken to compare the knowledge, and ability to handle the medical emergencies among the dental students. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 100 randomly selected dental students (post-graduate students and interns) comprising of two groups of students those who had underwent training and those who did not. The data obtained was analyzed using the SPSS for windows version 22.0 released 2013. Independent chi square test was used for comparison of responses and independent student t-test was used for the comparison of mean scores. The significance level was set at p<0.001. : The average mean knowledge and ability score was 68% & 61.4% respectively among the participants. On further comparison of mean knowledge & ability scores between the participants with & without basic life support training, participants with BLS training showed better knowledge than those without training and the difference was statistically significant between the two groups (p<0.001%). The study found deficiencies in the knowledge and ability of untrained graduates to deal with medical emergencies as compared to trained.

Medical Emergencies: Risk Assessment and Management

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 46-57
Author(s):  
Mark Greenwood ◽  
Mark Greenwood
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Diagnosis And Management ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Medical Emergencies ◽  
Risk Assessment And Management

Dental practitioners need to have knowledge of the risk assessment, diagnosis and management of medical emergencies. This paper deals with risk assessment and basic management principles, applicable to all emergencies. More specific aspects of medical emergency management are also discussed.

scholarly journals Accidental Administration of Auto-Injectable Adrenaline into a Digit

Dental Update ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-53
Author(s):  
Christine Wanis ◽  
Huda Jawad ◽  
Richard J Moore ◽  
Julie Burke
Keyword(s):  
Training Session ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Self Administration ◽  
Long Term Outcomes ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Safety Incident ◽  
Medical Emergencies ◽  
Dental Setting ◽  
Auto Injector

General Dental Practitioners (GDPs) and Dental Care Professionals (DCPs) have a duty of care to ensure that patient safety is at the forefront of their clinical practice. Medical emergencies, although rare, can occur in the dental setting, and early, effective management of these emergencies can, not only save lives, but also improve long-term outcomes. A case is reported which highlights a safety incident involving accidental self-administration of an adrenaline auto-injector (AAI) into a digit during a medical emergencies training session. Consequently, the aim is to raise awareness of these unexpected safety incidences and propose a protocol for the treatment of such injuries. CPD/Clinical Relevance: This paper highlights the importance of vigilance when undertaking a medical emergency training course, and the introduction of a new protocol to be used in cases of accidental AAI injury.

scholarly journals Awareness and knowledge of medical emergency in dental clinic in Saudi Arabia: a cross sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 3237
Author(s):  
Maan Ahmed Sheikho ◽  
Faisal Hamad Alyahya ◽  
Fahad Alhussain Alzahrani
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Vasovagal Syncope ◽  
Vital Signs ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Clinic ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Surgical Extraction ◽  
Medical Emergencies

Background: In dentistry most of the medical emergency considered to be mild, and in some situation it can be very serious. The objective of our study is to assess knowledge and awareness of dental general practitioner, preparedness of dental clinic/team and the prevalence of most common medical emergencies encountered in dental clinics.Methods: This is a cross sectional study using self-administrated electronic questionnaire conducted on dental general practitioners (GPs) working in kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the months of January and February 2018 were recruited.Results: Less than half of the participants (47.3%) usually check vital signs before surgical extraction only and 42% before simple and surgical extraction and 8% before simple extraction only. Only 46.4% of the participants have experienced at least one medical emergency throughout their career. The most common medical emergency encountered is vasovagal syncope followed by hypoglycaemia and seizures, respectively. Majority of GPs have valid BLS and no one answered all question correctly.Conclusions: There are serious problems regarding the knowledge among dental GPs. Further studies needed to assess the education of medical emergency in schools of dentistry.

scholarly journals Assessment of Knowledge of Dental Staff at a Saudi Arabian University Regarding the Prophylaxis for Infective Endocarditis

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Bhayat ◽  
Fadi Jarab ◽  
Samir Mansuri ◽  
Mohammad Sami Ahmad ◽  
Mohamed Saad Mahrous
Keyword(s):  
Infective Endocarditis ◽  
Heart Association ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Drug Of Choice ◽  
Dental Procedures ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Dental Staff ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

The use of prophylactic antibiotics for the prevention of infective endocarditis following dental procedures has long been debated and there is still confusion regarding its efficacy. As a result, the prophylactic treatment varies considerably amongst different countries across the world and amongst different dental practitioners.Aim:To evaluate the knowledge of dental staff regarding the guidelines for the prevention of infective endocarditis.Methods:This was a cross sectional analytical study which included all staff members. A self administered questionnaire was used and responses were “graded” according to the American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines.Results:The response rate was 87% (N=39) and 97% reported to use the AHA guidelines; 66% reported their knowledge was based on previous training and scientific journals. Of those cardiac conditions and dental procedures which required prophylaxis; 47% and 65% chose the correct option, respectively. Penicillin was prescribed as the drug of choice by the majority of respondents.Conclusions:Although almost all staff reported the use of the AHA guidelines, many were not following them. The study emphasizes the need for continuous education and evaluation of this critical aspect of dentistry.

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