The Knowledge and Awareness of Medical Emergencies and Management among Dental Students.
Awareness
dental students
emergency kit
management
medical emergency
Journal
Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences
ISSN: 0976-4879
Titre abrégé: J Pharm Bioallied Sci
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101537209
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2021
Jun 2021
Historique:
received:
23
09
2020
revised:
30
10
2020
accepted:
18
11
2020
entrez:
27
8
2021
pubmed:
28
8
2021
medline:
28
8
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Every dentist should anticipate being confronted with a medical emergency (ME), and one should always be ready to treat the most catastrophic ones. This study aimed to assess the knowledge of dental clinical students of Tamil Nadu in the ME understanding and management to create awareness toward patient care. A total of 768 dental students, including final-year students and residents from different colleges, took part in the questionnaire-based cross-sectional study. The selection of study participants was by the convenience sampling method. The questionnaire contained thirty closed multiple-choice questions to assess their knowledge of MEs. Microsoft Office Excel software was used for compiling the answers. The descriptive analysis of the data is exhibited in graphs. The majority of participants were mindful of the vital signs; only 55% of the participants know the importance of checking their respiration rate. The knowledge of identifying MEs such as anaphylaxis was 91%, and only 27%-37% of the respondents knew to identify angina, transient ischemia, and lidocaine toxicity. Approximately 15%-40% of the respondents only knew the management of angina, cardiac arrest, hyperventilation, respiratory obstruction, and seizure. Only 10% agreed that the best office emergency kit should be prepared by themselves. Roughly 78% of the respondents were conscious of the patient's referral whenever necessary and aware of state dental acts. This study reflects a significant need for training in executing ME among dental students who are to transmute into future dental professionals.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Every dentist should anticipate being confronted with a medical emergency (ME), and one should always be ready to treat the most catastrophic ones.
AIM
OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to assess the knowledge of dental clinical students of Tamil Nadu in the ME understanding and management to create awareness toward patient care.
METHODOLOGY
METHODS
A total of 768 dental students, including final-year students and residents from different colleges, took part in the questionnaire-based cross-sectional study. The selection of study participants was by the convenience sampling method. The questionnaire contained thirty closed multiple-choice questions to assess their knowledge of MEs. Microsoft Office Excel software was used for compiling the answers. The descriptive analysis of the data is exhibited in graphs.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The majority of participants were mindful of the vital signs; only 55% of the participants know the importance of checking their respiration rate. The knowledge of identifying MEs such as anaphylaxis was 91%, and only 27%-37% of the respondents knew to identify angina, transient ischemia, and lidocaine toxicity. Approximately 15%-40% of the respondents only knew the management of angina, cardiac arrest, hyperventilation, respiratory obstruction, and seizure. Only 10% agreed that the best office emergency kit should be prepared by themselves. Roughly 78% of the respondents were conscious of the patient's referral whenever necessary and aware of state dental acts.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
This study reflects a significant need for training in executing ME among dental students who are to transmute into future dental professionals.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34447193
doi: 10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_559_20
pii: JPBS-13-741
pmc: PMC8375915
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
S741-S747Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2021 Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
There are no conflicts of interest.
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