A Survey on Knowledge of Medical Emergencies and Its Management among the Under-Graduate (UG) Clinical Students of a Dental College in Pondicherry, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-31
Author(s):  
Kuldeep Singh Shekhawat ◽  
Sivakumar Beena
Keyword(s):  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Questionnaire Study ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Medical Emergencies ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Management Techniques ◽  
Threatening Situation ◽  
Retrospective Questionnaire

Introduction: Dentist can encounter a medical emergency during any phase of the dental treatment. It isessential for the clinician to accurately identify and manage a life threatening situation in patients undergoingdental treatment. The aim of the present study is to assess the knowledge on medical emergencies and itsmanagement among dental clinical students of a dental college in Pondicherry.Materials and Methods: A retrospective questionnaire study was conducted among 135 under-graduate(UG) students to assess their knowledge on various medical emergency conditions and its management fromtheir level of perception in clinical postings.Results: The overall knowledge regarding identification and management of medical emergencies amongthe study population was found to be inadequate.Conclusion: Every dentist must be prepared for an emergency and believing it can be a real possibilityis of paramount importance. It cannot be completely prevented but efficiently managed with appropriateknowledge of signs, symptoms and management techniques.

Medical Emergencies in Dental Office - A Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhinav Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Review Article ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Medical Facility ◽  
Dental Office ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Medical Emergencies ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Threatening Situation

A medical emergency, no matter where it happens, demands immediate treatment. When it occurs in a dental set-up, it is expected of Dentist and his/her staff to have the basic knowledge to recognize, assess and manage a potentially life-threatening situation until the patient can be transported to a medical facility. For that, the staff in the clinic should be well trained to act accordingly in different types of medical emergencies that can occur at any given time. A mock drill can also be organized for their training purpose. This review article deals with different kinds of medical emergencies that can occur in a dental set-up and how that can be recognized and managed.

scholarly journals Epidemiological profile of snake bite at tertiary care hospital, East India

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 1422
Author(s):  
Anubha Srivastava ◽  
Animesh Gupta ◽  
Sanjay K. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Snake Bite ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Occupational Hazard ◽  
Medical Emergencies ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Epidemiological Profile

Background: Snakebite is a common medical emergency and an occupational hazard for majority of Indian population especially farmers. Epidemiological data on snake bite from the East India is sparse.Methods: This hospital based prospective study was conducted from March 2013 to February 2014. 200 cases of snakebite poisoning were admitted to the hospital during the study period.Results: Majority of victims belonged to the age group of 15-45 (60%), resident of rural areas (92%) and were involved in agricultural activities (60%). The study population was predominately bitten outdoors (66%), in the lower extremity (86%), at night (82%). Respiratory muscle paralysis (66.7%), ptosis (66.7%), coagulopathy (60%), acute renal failure (55.6%), shock (55.6%) were the signs associated with poor prognosis.Conclusions: Snakebite is an important occupational hazard, though preventable in principle remains to be one of the common medical emergencies.

scholarly journals Comparison of anaphylaxis diagnostic criteria and management guidelines for the prehospital setting

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Tung Chang ◽  
Malcolm J Boyle
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
International Guidelines ◽  
Rating Method ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys ◽  
Threatening Situation ◽  
Diagnosis Criteria

IntroductionAnaphylaxis is a potentially life-threatening medical emergency and a challenge for emergency healthcare providers. There appears to be a lack of consistency in the international definition and management of anaphylaxis. The objective of this study was to review current international guidelines in diagnostic and management of anaphylaxis in the pre-hospital setting.MethodsA literature search was conducted of the medical related electronic databases, Ovid MEDLINE, Cinahl, Cochrane CENTRAL and EMBASE from 1980 to the end of May 2013. A previously published pre-hospital search filter was used in each of the databases including additional keywords, ‘anaphylaxis’, ‘diagnosis’, ‘hypersensitivity’, ‘allergy’, ‘allergic reaction’, ‘adrenaline’, ‘epinephrine’ and ‘antihistamine’. Articles were included if their primary aim was to report of the evidence used to create international guidelines of anaphylaxis diagnosis and management. The references of retrieved articles were also reviewed. Articles were excluded if they were not written in English.ResultsThere were 128 articles located by the search with 18 meeting the inclusion criteria. Of these, three were literature reviews and six reported on the introduction of anaphylaxis guidelines, including medical treatment in different countries. Three retrospective studies evaluated the efficiency of current diagnostic and management in hospital setting. Two questionnaire surveys were conducted internationally. There were two articles proposing diagnostic criteria and a rating method for anaphylaxis. Two were relevant to pre-hospital studies.ConclusionThe inconsistency of definition and diagnosis criteria increases the risk of under-diagnosis and under-treatment of patients with anaphylaxis. Emergency healthcare providers need a more explicit set of diagnosis criteria and guidelines for treatment to rapidly relieve patients’ anaphylactic reaction and potentially life-threatening situation. 

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.

Pharmacology Update: Emergency Medications for Hypoglycemia in Diabetes

2021 ◽  
pp. 1942602X2098164
Author(s):  
Carol Schaumleffel
Keyword(s):  
Severe Hypoglycemia ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Healthcare Facility ◽  
Altered Mental Status ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Glucose Levels ◽  
Blood Glucose Levels ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Threatening Situation

Children and adults with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are at risk for severe hypoglycemia, an unpredictable and potentially life-threatening situation. Severe hypoglycemia creates low blood glucose levels in which a person has an altered mental status or physical symptoms that require assistance from another individual to treat the hypoglycemia. Treatment of severe hypoglycemia is a medical emergency and prompt treatment is important for the well-being of students with diabetes. If left untreated, severe hypoglycemia can lead to death. Glucagon is a medication used to treat severe hypoglycemia outside of a healthcare facility. Recently, more stable and easier to use formulations of glucagon have become available. The purpose of this pharmacology update is to describe two new formulations of ready to use glucagon: an intranasal and subcutaneous, autoinjector formulation.

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