Medical emergencies

Following the framework

Taneesa Javed discusses dental emergencies, telephone triage, referrals and escalation using SBAR.

The basics of support

Elizabeth da Corte outlines some basic medical emergency support advice for dental nurses.

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What are the protocols?

Bharat Patel details the protocols every dental nurse should know in order to manage medical emergencies.

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Malpractice trial awards $95.5 million to child’s family

​In 2016, four-year-old Nevaeh Hall’s family took her to a local Houston dentist to have a few teeth extracted due to decay.

Managing paediatric medical emergencies

Sabrina Pahal explains how paediatric medical emergencies should be handled in a dental setting

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COVID-19: cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the dental practice

Phil Jevon and Puja Jalota offer an overview to the current guidelines relating to the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) of a patient with suspected...

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‘I got COVID-19 when I was redeployed but would volunteer again’

In the November issue, community dental nurse Michelle Williams kindly shares her pandemic experience in which she contracted coronavirus whilst...

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COVID-19: Feedback wanted from dental nurses on UDC hub experience

A team at the University of Plymouth is conducting a research study aiming to explore the experiences – including challenges, barriers and enablers –...

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Dental nurses warned to follow advice about PPE during heatwave

With temperatures soaring, dental nurses are advised to take note of government advice on how to stay safe when wearing personal protective equipment...

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COVID-19 – a dental nurse’s journey

Adriana Anastasio, senior dental nurse at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, shares her experience of working on the frontline with Fiona Ellwood,...

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Dental nurse dies after testing positive for coronavirus

A dental nurse in Swansea has died after being treated for coronavirus.

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Life-saving essentials 

Phil Jevon walks us through the procedure for placing a patient in the recovery position in this peer-reviewed CPD article