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Sep 07, 2024
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DA 106 - Dental and Medical Emergency Management 2 Credit(s)
Prerequisite(s): Successful admittance to the Dental program.
Course Description: Covers routine preparedness for dental team members: the dental assistant’s role in emergency care, managing a dental office emergency kit, the ABC’s of CPR (airway/breathing/circulation), foreign body airway obstruction, the causes, signs, and treatment of medical emergencies, and specific dental emergencies.
Course Level: Career/Tech Preparatory
Course Learning Outcomes:
- CLO#1: Describe possible emergency situations in the dental office and actions for prevention.
- CLO#2: Describe how to determine if a patient is unconscious.
- CLO#3: Identify causes of airway obstructions and demonstrate opening the airway.
- CLO#4: List the essential and non-essential components of an emergency kit in the dental office. (ILO: Information Literacy)
- CLO#5: Discuss the importance of taking and recording vital signs.
- CLO#6: Explain the various methods and the proper methodology for oxygen administration.
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