title: Preparing for medical emergencies in the dental office.
abstract: If you discover an unconscious patient in your office, attend to the ABCs while you evaluate the patient's medical history and piece together the events leading up to the emergency. These actions will help you arrive at a diagnosis. Then as the emergency cart and team arrive, you will be able to provide good, safe care to stabilize the patient and get him or her to a medical facility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Goodday
mesh_terms: D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000193:education; D003729:Dental Care; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care; D008487:Medical History Taking