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1
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How many medical emergencies occur in a spand of 10 years within a U.S dental office?

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7 1/2

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How many of the medical emergencies are life threatening?

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1/3

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3
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What occurs with increasing age of population?

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The increase of medical emergencies

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What are the most common emergencies ?

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  • Syncope
  • Mild allergic reaction
  • angina pectoris
  • Orthostatic hypotension
  • Most likely to occur after the administration of a local anesthetic extraction or endodontics
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5
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How do you try to prevent medical emergencies within a dental office?

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  • Thorough medical history
  • Vital signs
  • Preparing for a medical emergency
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What are a few conditions that patients may report within medical history that can increase the risk of medical emergencies?

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  • Heart conditons such as MI, CHF
  • Asthma
  • CVA, Frequent headaches or dizziness
  • Epilepsy
  • Thyroid problems
  • diabetes
  • Corticosteriod use
  • Allergy
  • Bleeding disorder
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What are some preparations for a medical emergencies in the dental office?

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  • Well-equipped medical emergency kit with o2 tank
  • Current CPR training
  • Attendance at CE courses on medical emergencies
  • In office simulated medical emergencies
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8
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What does vitals signs document?

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  • Pulse
  • respiration
  • Blood pressure
  • Tempreature
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9
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What is pulse?

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Speed of heartbeat, its expansion and contraction of artery as blood is forced out of the heart.

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10
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Where is pulse taken?

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  • Carotid neck
  • Radial pulse in wrist
  • Brachial pulse in arm
  • Femoral pulse in groin

Most common site in dental office radial pulse

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11
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What are normal pulse rate?

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Healthy adult= 60-80 BPM
Individuals who excerise: 40-60 BPM

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12
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Tachycardia

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Rapid pulse rate
More than 100 BPM

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Why does tachycardia often occurs?

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  • Fever
  • excersise
  • nervousness
  • excitment
  • medications or stimulant type drugs
  • disease states
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Bradycardia

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Less than 60 BPM

Can cause:
* lightheadedness
* dizziness
* chest pain
* syncope
* circulatory collapse

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15
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What do you treat bradycardia with/

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Treat with atropine to increase heart rate

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16
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Irregular pulse means?

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Arrythmia

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17
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Weak pulse (thready)?

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Decrease stroke volume

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18
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Respiration

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  • normal adult: 12-20
  • Infants and children normal rate are quicker
  • Newborns: 40-50
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Tachypnea

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Abnormally fact more than 20

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20
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Bradypnea

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Slowed rate less than 12
*often seen in syncope

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21
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What are abnormal breathing patterns ?

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Biot-periods of shallow breathing alternating with apnea

Cheyne- Stokes: increased rate and depth alternating with apnea

Kussmaul- increased depth and rate greater than 20

Dyspnea- labored breathing

Stridor- harsh/Crowing ** associated with obstruction**

Wheezing- high pitch sound

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22
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Pyrexia/fever

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Increased temperature

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23
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Hypothermia

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reduced body tempreature

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24
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What are causes of Hypothermia ?

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  • Illness
  • Trauma
  • Malnutrition
  • Medications
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25
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Blood Pressure

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Force exerted against the blood vessel walls

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26
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What is systolic and diastolic?

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120/80 mmHg

Systolic- force of blood against blood vessel wall during ventricular contraction 100-120

Diastolic- force of blood against blood vessel wall during ventricular relaxation 60-80mmHg

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27
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What are the 10 most common medical emergencies?

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  • Syncope
  • Mild allergic reaction
  • Angina pectoris
  • Postural hypotension
  • Sezures
  • asthma attack
  • Epinerphrine reaction
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Cardiac arrest
  • Hyperventilation
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28
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What are the 7 medications in a dental emergency kit?

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Epinephrine (injection)
Diphenhydramine (injection or tabs)
Nitroglycerin (tabs or nitrolingual spray)
Albuterol
Glucose
Asprin (325 mg)
Oxygen

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29
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What is the use of the epinephrine?

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Used for:
* severe allergic reactions
* anaphylaxis
* acute asthmatic episode ( to reduce bronchospasm)

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30
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Epinephrine causes?

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vascocontriction that increases BP, heart rate and force of contaction, bronchial dilation and reduces the release of histamine.

31
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Epinephrine can be ineffective if ?

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Patient is taking beta blocker

32
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What are adverse effects of Epinephrine?

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  • Cardiovascular: Tachyarrhythmias and hypertension
  • Central nervous: Agitation, headache and tremors
  • endocrine system : increase blood glucose
  • Pregnant Female: Can decrease placental blood flow
33
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Dose for Epinephrine?

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Adult: .3mg
Child: .15mg

34
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What is the function of Epinephrine?

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Reduces hypotension, bronchospasm, laryngeal edema, prevents
additional release of histamine and other chemical mediators

35
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What should Epi not be used with?

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  • ischemic heart disease
    or severe hypertension
36
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Where should Epi be administered?

37
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What is Diphenhydramie/chlorpheneramine?

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Antihistamine or Intramuscluar histamine blocker

38
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What is Diphenhydramie used for?

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Slow to moderate allergic reactions
When the airway is not compromised

39
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What is the difference btween Diphenhydramie/chlorpheneramine?

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Chlorpheneramine does not cause as much
drowsiness

40
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Nitrogylcerin Indications

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Angina pectoris
Heart attack or heart failure

41
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What is Nitrogylcerin?

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Potent coronary vasodilator: opens up the coronary circulation

42
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When not to give nitroglycerine?

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  • When the pt has viagra or levitra with 24 hrs
  • Cialis within the last 48 hrs
  • PT is on vasodilator ( because adding nitroglycerine will critically decrease BP)
43
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How to administer nitroglycerine?

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Adminster sublingually
* should not administer of Systolic BP is less than 90

44
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Nitrogylcerin is given with pain of angina because what happens?

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because there is a mismatch b/ oxygen demand and oxygen supply in the coronary circulation.

45
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What are the risk of nitrogylcerine?

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  • If Pt is already on vasodilator and adding nitrogylcerin as another vasodilator will critically decrease the blood pressure
46
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who are the most importanty people to ask if they are taking nitrogylcerine?

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  • Patients suffering from pulmonary hypertension
  • on vasodilator or blood pressure management medications
47
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How to use nitroglycerin in the forms of spray and tablet?

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Tablet: Adults-1 tablet placed under the tongue or between the cheek and gum at the first sign of an angina attack,

1 Tablet every 5 mintes as needed for up to 15min.

Spray: spray in mouth, shelf life two yeats

48
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How to administer nitroglycerine?

A

Administer sublingually
Administer at five minute intervals- uo to three doses
Should not administer if systolic BP is less than 90 mmHg

49
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Oxygen is used to?

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For all emergencies except for hyperventilation

50
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Asprin

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  • Reduces overal mortality from MI (heart attack)
  • Prevents progression of cardiac ischemia to cardiac injury or tissue death
  • Check medical hx for allergy first
51
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When such asprin not be used?

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Hemorrhagic stroke

52
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What is an example of a Bronchodilator

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Albuterol inhaler

53
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Albuterol is used for?

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Asthma attack or bronchospasm

54
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What is the drug effect of Albuterol ?

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Dilation of bronchioles with minimal cardiobascular effects
Peaks 30-60 min
Duration- 4-6 hours

55
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What is the dose of Albuterol?

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Adult two sprays
Peds: 1

56
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Oral Carbohydrate/ glucose symptoms

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  • appears confused
  • cool, mosit skin
  • may be hungry
  • may seem drunk but not breath odor
  • slurred speech
57
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What should gluscose not be used for?

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Can increase intra cerebral pressure but is critical for hypoglycemia
Stroke can minic hypoglycemia

58
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How to treat low blood sugar

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  • eat/drink 15g carbs
  • wait 15 min
  • check blood
  • less than 70mh/dl repeat steps
59
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Naloxone is used for?

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Opioid overdose

60
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How is naloxone used?

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Spray every 2-3 min into one nostril

61
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What is the dose of asprin recommended?

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162-325mg or 2-4 baby asprin (.81 mg each)

62
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What are the factors for choosing a drug?

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Convenience
Cost
Efficacy
Safety

63
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What defines a medical emergency in a dental office?

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An unexpected event that can include accidental or willful bodily injury, central nervous system stimulation and depression, respiratory and circulatory disturbances as well as allergic reactions.

64
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What is the importance of a medical emergency team response?

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  • having roles to ensure coordinated and efficient response to the situation
  • assigning specific roles helps create a structured and organized approach to managing th emergency.
65
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What are the expectations of everyone?

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  1. identify emergency equipment location
  2. periodically review medical emergency signs/symptoms, procedures, use and administration of emergency drugs
66
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What is the GSU communications center phone numbers?

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Office phone: 3-3333
Personal Cell: 404-413-3333

67
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What is the address to GSU and clinic?

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2101 womack road dunwoody GA 30338
Building: NC
Main clinic: 1200
mini clinic: NC 1240
Lab: NC1375

68
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What are the roles of person 1:

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Assess the nature and severity of the problem
Stay with the Patient
Instruct others
Provide care

69
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What are the roles of person 2:

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  • Check time
  • Assit with Vitals and oxygen
  • Be the second person in two-person CPR for healthcare providers
  • Bring oxygen and the emergency cart, AED and emergency form
  • Prepare drugs
  • Assist as needed
70
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What are the roles of person 3

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Notifies faculty members
Calls campus police in downtown
Record data
assist tem leader
suction if necessary
relieve others in CPR

71
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After contacting 3-3333 What should you provide?

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  • location
  • state of emergency: is the person conscious, is the person bleeding? How much?
72
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What type of communication should each person of a medical emergency have?

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Closed loop

73
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All persons invovled in an medical emergency needs to ?

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  • Record their version of what happen ASAP and ensure all paperwork has been completed.
  • Inform clinic assitant of any supplies used so that they may be replaced
74
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Incident Report Forms are for?

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  • Emergency treatment record
  • Needle stick incident

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