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Dr Vaidyanathan.R
Consultant anaesthesiologist and intensivist
CAUVERY HOSPITAL
MYSORE
PREPAREDNESS
• Medical emergencies are rare in dental practice
though not uncommon.
• Studies show that anywhere from 19% to 44% of
dentists had a patient with a medical emergency in
any one year.
THE TEAM :
• Physician – senior resident / intensivist/ hospitalist
• Physician’s assistant
• Clinical nurse specialist/CCN
• Respiratory therapist
When to call ??
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The acute conditions…..
• SYNCOPAL ATTACK :
• Anxiety,fear, restlessness,throbbing
headache ,tremors
• Rapid and bounding pulse,perspirations.
• Elevated BP
• Treated by reassurance
• Semi sitting or upright position
• Midazolam 1 or 2 mg im.
Acute severe asthma.
• Earlier called status astmaticus.
• Precipitation of severe acute bronchospasm in
known patients.
• Breathlessness,audible wheeze, rhonchi,cyanosis
in severe cases.
• Administer oxygen. Salbutamol inhalation 2
puffs repeated every 5-10 min.
• Inj hydrocortisone 100mg iv
• Inj adrenaline 1in 10000 sc/im in refractory
cases.
Angina/chest pain/MI/ACS
• Sudden onset chest tightness ,heaviness ,chest pain or
breathlessness.
• Predisposed in elderly ,DM, HT,smoking or previous
history of MI/CVA/IHD
• Upright position, 100% oxygen,Aspirin 325 mg.
sorbitrate 10 mg sublingually.
• Shift to cardiac centre.
• Administer morphine and clopidogrel if available.
• CPR if cardiac arrest.
Seizures.
• Predisposing factors are known
epileptics,pediatric patients, old CVA
• Local anaesthetic toxicity
• Assess ABCs.
• Supine position.
• Administer midazolam im 3-5mg or lorazepam
2-4mg
• Assess airway again and administer 100%
oxygen.
• Plan for shift
Diabetic emergencies.
• Hypoglycemia ;
Light headedness, tremors ,sweating drowsiness ,
rarely unresponsiveness.
Prdisposed in elderly,starving ,OHA s
Managed by sugar cubes orally repeated till
symptoms revert.
Hyperglycemia
Predisposed in acute infections,poor diet compliance
and binge eating
No specific signs except in DKA/NKHC
Plan to shift.
TIAS, CVAs
• Present similar to syncopal attack
• More prolonged phase of unresposiveness or
altered sensorium.
• Accompanied by slurred speech,weakness of
one or more limbs, deviation of angle of mouth.
• Rarely presents with seizures,abnormal
laboured breathing.
• Assess ABCs..
• Place in supine.Give 100% oxygen.
• Need to differentiate b/w bleed or embolism.
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