Vital Signs
What is the normal range for an adult blood pressure?
120/80 mmHg
This device delivers controlled electric shock to restore heart rhythm.
AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
Your patient turns pale, sweats, and loses consciousness briefly. What is this condition?
Syncope/Fainting
How many team members are assigned in the Amarillo College Dental Hygiene Clinic?
What is the first step in any medical emergency?
Stay calm and assess the patient/scene
What vital sign might indicate early shock?
An increased heart rate (tachycardia)
You use this item when someone is having a severe allergic reaction.
Epi pen
Asthma attack
Which team member is responsible for monitoring and recording vital signs?
3
If EMS is called, who makes the final decision regarding the patient's care post medical emergency?
EMS/Emergency Team
If a patient's oxygen saturation drops below this % during treatment, action must be taken.
90%
What type of dental medical emergency would require use of a glucose gel or tablet?
Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
A diabetic patient becomes confused and shaky during treatment. What could be the cause?
Hypoglycemia
What does Team Member #2 bring to the emergency scene?
Emergency cart, oxygen and AED
During a seizure, what should you never do?
Place something in the patient's mouth
You note a patient's respiration rate is 25 breaths/minute. What might this suggest?
Hyperventilation or respiratory distress
What is used to deliver oxygen in an emergency?
Oxygen mask or nasal cannula with an O2 tank
You suspect your patient is having a stroke. Name one of the acronyms used to assess this.
FAST: Face, Arms, Speech, Time
What is Team Member #1's main job?
DO NOT leave the patient and start compressions
The emergency protocol acronym CAB stands for:
Circulation, Airway, Breathing
Name 3 red flag vital signs that warrant stopping treatment.
1. Extremely low or high BP
2. Rapid pulse
3. Low oxygen saturation
Name the 5 must-have items in a dental office emergency kit.
1. Epinephrine
2. Oxygen
3. Nitroglycerin
4. Glucose
5. Albuterol
A patient shows chest pain and tightness. What do you suspect, and what's your first action?
Angina or heart attack; administer nitroglycerin and call EMS
List who the 4 Team Members are in a dental medical emergency.
1. Student Clinician
2. Person Closest to the Emergency
3. Dental Assistant
4. Dentist
List 3 responsibilities during a team emergency response in the clinic.