Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office, 8th Edition
**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Dental Hygiene & Auxiliaries**
Be prepared to prevent, recognize, and manage life-threatening medical emergencies! Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office, 8th Edition helps you learn the skills needed to manage health issues in the dental office or clinic. The text describes how to recognize and manage medical emergencies promptly and proactively and details the resources that must be on hand to effectively deal with these situations. Written by noted dentistry educator Dr. Stanley Malamed, this expert text includes the latest guidelines for drug-related emergencies, cardiac arrest, and more. An enhanced eBook is included with each new print purchase, featuring a complete, fully searchable version of the text, a test bank of 300 questions and answers, and much more — available on a variety of devices.
**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Dental Hygiene & Auxiliaries**
Be prepared to prevent, recognize, and manage life-threatening medical emergencies! Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office, 8th Edition helps you learn the skills needed to manage health issues in the dental office or clinic. The text describes how to recognize and manage medical emergencies promptly and proactively and details the resources that must be on hand to effectively deal with these situations. Written by noted dentistry educator Dr. Stanley Malamed, this expert text includes the latest guidelines for drug-related emergencies, cardiac arrest, and more. An enhanced eBook is included with each new print purchase, featuring a complete, fully searchable version of the text, a test bank of 300 questions and answers, and much more — available on a variety of devices.
New to this edition
- UPDATED content includes the most current guidelines for drug-related emergencies, unconsciousness, altered consciousness, and cardiac arrest as well as protocols for obstructed airway management
- UPDATED PCABD boxes reflect the American Heart Association’s algorithm for stabilizing and treating victims with an easy-to-remember acronym (PCABD): Positioning, Circulation, Airway, Breathing, and Definitive Management
- UPDATED! Emergency drug and equipment kit instructions help you assemble emergency kits and ensure that your dental office has safe, current materials on hand
Key Features
- Logical format reflects the way emergencies are encountered in a dental practice, with chapters organized by commonly seen clinical signs and symptoms, such as unconsciousness or altered consciousness, respiratory distress, seizures, allergic reactions, chest pain, and cardiac arrest
- Step-by-step procedures include detailed, sequential instructions for stabilizing and treating patients (PCABD) in common medical emergencies
- Full-color illustrations demonstrate emergency techniques with realistic clarity
- Summary tables and boxes make it easy to find essential concepts and information
- Quick-reference algorithms in the appendix include step-by-step diagrams showing the decision-making process in common emergency situations
- A differential diagnosis chapter ends each of the book’s parts on common emergencies
- An enhanced eBook version is included with each new print purchase, featuring a fully searchable version of the text, an image collection, a test bank of 300 questions and answers, and more
Author Information
| ISBN Number | 9780323776158 |
|---|---|
| Description Author List | By Stanley F. Malamed, DDS, Professor and Chair, Section of Anesthesia and Medicine, University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Copyright Year | 2023 |
| Edition Number | 8 |
| Format | Book |
| Trim | 216w x 276h (8.50" x 10.875") |
| Imprint | Elsevier |
| Page Count | 560 |
| Publication Date | 5 May 2022 |
| Stock Status | Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery |


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Part 1: Prevention
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4. Legal Considerations
Part 2: Unconsciousness
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8. Acute Adrenal Insufficiency
9. Unconsciousness: Differential Diagnosis
Part 3: Respiratory Distress
10. Respiratory Distress: General Considerations
11. Foreign Body Airway Obstruction
12. Hyperventilation
13. Asthma
14. Heart Failure and Acute Pulmonary Edema
15. Respiratory Distress: Differential Diagnosis
Part 4: Altered Consciousness
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Part 5: Seizures
21. Seizures
Part 6: Drug-Related Emergencies
22. Drug-Related Emergencies: General Considerations
23. Drug Overdose Reactions
24. Allergy
25. Drug-Related Emergencies: Differential Diagnosis
Part 7: Chest Pain
26. Chest Pain: General Considerations
27. Angina Pectoris
28. Acute Myocardial Infarction
29. Chest Pain: Differential Diagnosis
Part 8: Cardiac Arrest
30. Cardiac Arrest
31. Pediatric Considerations
"This book promises to be a key source of information for all members of the dental team in all care settings and of immense value for those involved in developing training and lectures on this topic, especially with the latest online components available." -Reviewed by L. Khamashta Ledezma on behalf of European Journal of Orthodontics, February 2015