Product Description

This full-color text prepares dental professionals to promptly and proactively recognize and manage medical emergencies that may occur in the dental office. It details how to anticipate potential emergencies and what resources must be on hand to deal effectively with these situations. The book is arranged in eight sections concentrating on topics such as prevention of emergencies through patient evaluation (medical history) and specific types of more common emergencies that practitioners may encounter.

• Algorithms located in the appendices provide step-by-step diagrams showing the decision-making process in each of several common emergency situations.
  
• PABCD boxes throughout text remind the reader of American Heart Association guidelines on Positioning, Airway, Breathing, Circulation, and Definitive management and explain the relevance of these guidelines to the topic being discussed.
  
• Chapters are organized into sections based upon types of common emergency situations.
  
• Chapter on Preparation includes an updated emergency drug and equipment kit to reflect materials that are safe and currently available on the market.

• Full-color drawings and updated photographs add realism to situations and equipment.
  
• Information on AEDs (Automated Electronic Defibrillators) explains why these should be mandatory in every dental practice and describes how to use these devices properly.
  
• A Pediatric Considerations chapter covers pediatric CPR and guidelines for basic life support.
  
• A Medicolegal Considerations chapter discusses topics such as theories of liability, definitions of emergencies and standards, and limitations and requirements of the doctor-patient relationship.
  
• An Evolve® website contains the Instructor's Resource Manual, an electronic image collection, and an ExamView® test bank.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #161681 in Books
• Published on: 2007-02-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 568 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780323042352
• Condition: USED - VERY GOOD
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Customer Reviews

The definitive text for dentists, lawyers, & consultants!
Dr. Malamed's book sets the standard for managing emergencies in the dental office; I remember it from my oral surgery rotation in 1985-86. Almost anyone knows his name and this book shows why! Buy it and read it before it is needed (at an inopportune time)!

Great update
This book is a really good review and reference to keep on hand. It also has full color flow charts and the new CPR guidelines indexed at the back. Great resource to have in any office, especially those that treat elderly patients, or provide IV sedation.

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really appreciated .book was very useful to me as Iam able to use it for my exams in the final s of my BDS programme .really helpful