Dental Practice Basic Life Support, AED and Medical Emergencies

Course contents: Please note this is a course for group bookings only of more than 6.

• Medical Risk assessment in General Dental Practice
• Emergency Drugs

Basic Life Support

• Definition of basic life support
• DRSABC: danger, response, shout, airway, breathing, circulation
• Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
• The care of an unconscious casualty
• The recovery position
• Dealing with choking and asphyxia
• Practical demonstration and use of resuscitation manikins
• Basic Use of oxygen during CPR
• Airway Management and Equipment

Medical Emergencies:

• Asthma
• Anaphylaxis
• Cardiac Emergencies
• Epileptic Seizures
• Hypoglycaemia
• Syncope

AED (Automated external defibrillation)

• Chain of survival
• Protocols and procedures
• Getting to know the AED (any type)
• Operating the AED
• AED safety precautions
• Reporting