title: General medicine and surgery for dental practitioners: part 2. Medical emergencies in dental practice: the drug box, equipment and basic principles of management.
abstract: Dental practitioners need knowledge of the diagnosis and management of medical emergencies. This paper deals with the general aspects of emergency treatment including basic management principles which are applicable to all emergencies. The next paper in this series, part 3, deals with more specific aspects of medical emergency management.
authors.affiliation: Consultant/Honorary Clinical Professor, School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4BW.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Greenwood
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer/Honorary Consultant, School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4BW.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Meechan
mesh_terms: D003815:Dentists; D004554:Electric Countershock; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations