2. CPR COURSE CONTENTS
PREPARATION AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS
Dr Nallan Chytanya
Lecturer in Oral Medicine
Department of Biomedical Dental Sciences
College of Dental Sciences
3. Despite every effort to prevent them, life threatening
emergencies do occur in dental offices.
Prevention, is not always enough.
The entire dental office must be prepared fully
4. Guidelines
Guidelines have been establishes to help doctors and
staff members adequately
Lists of required personnel, equipment, and emergency
drugs.
5. P.A.B.C.D.
The doctors should be always expected to
initiate steps of basic life support BLS
P - positioning
A - airway
B - breathing
C - circulation
D - definitive treatment
6. The office staff members must be prepared - in the
doctor’s absence .
1) Staff training should include BLS instruction
2) Office preparation -- posting of emergency
assistance numbers & stocking of emergency
drugs and equipment.
7. Training
Training of office personnel for BLS
Ability of the all office staff personnel to administer BLS
and CPR according to AHA
Its preferable that some personnel prepared for
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS )
BLS Drill should be maintained for all personnel
8. Team Management
Duties of team member 1
Provide BLS as indicated
Stay with the victim
Alert office staff member
Member 2 should gather the emergency kit and portable
oxygen system & bring to the emergency site
9. Duties of team member 2
Bring emergency kit and O2 to the emergency site
Check O2 daily
Check emergency kit weekly
10. Member 3 - circulating nurse or assistant.
Duties of Team member 3:
Assist with BLS
Monitor vital signs
Prepare emergency drugs for administration
Activate EMS system
Assist as needed
Maintain record
Meet Rescue team at entrance
11. Emergency Practice Drill
Life threatening conditions occurs infrequently -- Annual
refresher courses
Periodic in-office drills - efficient emergency teams.
All members of team should respond exactly as they must
under true emergency condition
12. Office Preparation: Emergency medical assistance
Whom to call ?????
The team member who calls EMS- clearly provide
the operator with all requested information.
Call 997 for ambulance service and nearby
hospital
13. Emergency Drugs and Equipment
Items in an Emergency Drug Kits
Module 1: Basic emergency kit, critical drugs & equipment
Module 2 : Noncritical drugs and equipment
Module 3 : ACLS
Module 4 : Antidotal drugs