Abstract

Sabrina Pahal explains how paediatric medical emergencies should be handled in a dental setting Aims To provide an overview of management of paediatric medical emergencies Objectives To recap the ABCDE approach when assessing paediatric patients in the dental surgery for medical emergencies To highlight the differences in management of paediatric patients compared to adult patients in medical emergencies To give an overview of management of asthma in paediatric patients Learning Outcomes Readers will be able to identify and summarise the ABCDE approach that is used when assessing paediatric patients during a medical emergency at the dental practice Readers will be able to outline management of acute asthmatic attacks amongst the paediatric population GDC development outcomes A, B, C and D

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