The Knowledge and Awareness of Medical Emergencies and Management among Dental Students
| Autor: | Khadijah Mohideen, Balasubramaniam Arunachala Murali, C Krithika, C Pravda, Rafique Nazia, Maimoon Arshadha, Balakrishnan Thayumanavan |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Transient ischemia
Respiratory obstruction QD71-142 Referral Descriptive statistics medical emergency business.industry emergency kit Vital signs dental students Bioengineering Awareness medicine.disease Microsoft Office General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Patient care RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica medicine Original Article Medical emergency General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics business Analytical chemistry management |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pharmacy & Bioallied Sciences Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, Vol 13, Iss 5, Pp 741-747 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 0975-7406 0976-4879 |
| Popis: | Background: Every dentist should anticipate being confronted with a medical emergency (ME), and one should always be ready to treat the most catastrophic ones. Aim: This study aimed to assess the knowledge of dental clinical students of Tamil Nadu in the ME understanding and management to create awareness toward patient care. Methodology: A total of 768 dental students, including final-year students and residents from different colleges, took part in the questionnaire-based cross-sectional study. The selection of study participants was by the convenience sampling method. The questionnaire contained thirty closed multiple-choice questions to assess their knowledge of MEs. Microsoft Office Excel software was used for compiling the answers. The descriptive analysis of the data is exhibited in graphs. Results: The majority of participants were mindful of the vital signs; only 55% of the participants know the importance of checking their respiration rate. The knowledge of identifying MEs such as anaphylaxis was 91%, and only 27%–37% of the respondents knew to identify angina, transient ischemia, and lidocaine toxicity. Approximately 15%–40% of the respondents only knew the management of angina, cardiac arrest, hyperventilation, respiratory obstruction, and seizure. Only 10% agreed that the best office emergency kit should be prepared by themselves. Roughly 78% of the respondents were conscious of the patient's referral whenever necessary and aware of state dental acts. Conclusion: This study reflects a significant need for training in executing ME among dental students who are to transmute into future dental professionals. |
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