Preparing for medical emergencies: The essential drugs and equipment for the dental office

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 141, Issue SPEC. SUPPL., 2010, Pages S14-S19

  Rosenberg, Morton ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ^*  (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated external defibrillator; Blood pressure; Cardiac arrest; Coronary heart disease; Dental office staff members; Dental team; Drug therapy; Epinephrine; Medical emergencies

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953368232     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2010.0351     Document Type: Article

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