title: Emergency drugs and devices--less is more.
abstract: Emergency drugs and devices in the dental office should be kept to a minimum. The minimum basics are defined as: positive-pressure ventilation capability; oxygen source; nitroglycerin tablets; and epinephrine syringes. Some emergency methods (airway patency maneuver and emesis/foreign body maneuver) also are described.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California School of Dentistry.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: McCarthy
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000517:prevention & control; D003770:Dental Offices; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D005392:First Aid / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D005996:Nitroglycerin; D010100:Oxygen; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000295:instrumentation; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000295:instrumentation; D013594:Syringes
chemical_list: D005996:Nitroglycerin; D010100:Oxygen; D004837:Epinephrine