Brazilian dentists' attitudes about medical emergencies during dental treatment

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 661-666

  Arsati, Franco ^a   Montalli, Victor Ângelo ^a   Florio, Flavia Martão ^b   Ramacciato, Juliana Cama ^b   Da Cunha, Fernanda Lopes ^b   Cecanho, Rodrigo ^b   De Andrade, Eduardo Dias ^c   Motta, Rogério Heládio Lopes ^b  

^a Department of Oral Pathology   (Brazil)

^b SÃO LEOPOLDO MANDIC INSTITUTE AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Dental education; Emergency treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRAZIL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTIST; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; HYPERTENSION; HYPERVENTILATION; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESUSCITATION; SEIZURE; STROKE; SYNCOPE;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGINA PECTORIS; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRAZIL; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; HYPERTENSION; HYPERVENTILATION; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SEIZURES; STROKE; SYNCOPE;

EID: 77954738673     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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