title: Avoiding patient injury during general anesthesia.
abstract: Attention to detail when preparing a dental patient for rehabilitation utilizing general anesthesia will prevent a variety of positional and traumatic injuries. The dentist and anesthesiologist must anticipate potential hazards to the unconscious patient.
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000592:standards*; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans