Emergency Medications Required for the Sedating Dentist/Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
Raza A Hussain1, Emilie Dosoudil2, Nadia S Hussain3
1Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Abstract:
This article will discuss the necessary medications required for most medical emergencies that may occur in the dental or oral and maxillofacial surgery office. It is the providing clinicians responsibility to ensure that all the appropriate medications are present in the office when treating patients. The required medications will also vary based on the complexity of surgery and anesthesia being provided in the office. It is also the providers responsibility to ensure that well laid out and practiced protocols exist for any potential emergency that may occur in their office.
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