title: Pharmaceutical prescribing for children. Part 6. The management of medical emergencies in children in dental practice.
abstract: This paper is the seventh in the series on prescribing medicines for child dental patients. Here, the authors aim to describe the medical emergencies that may occur in children presenting for dental treatment and to provide guidelines on their management, with particular reference to the use of emergency drugs.
authors.affiliation: Medical and Dental Education and Training, Mersey Deanery, Liverpool, UK. Nikolaus.Palmer@btinternet.com
authors.forename: Nikolaus O A
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: Pádraig
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fleming
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Randall
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003729:Dental Care; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004630:Emergencies; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D007223:Infant; D012769:Shock / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013224:Status Asthmaticus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local