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The Korean Dental Association (대한치과의사협회)
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Application of a Pediatric Advanced Life Support in the Situation of a Dental Treatment

치과진료 시 소아고급생명구조술의 적용

  • Kim, Jongbin (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Dankook University)
  • 김종빈 (단국대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실)
  • Received : 2015.07.16
  • Accepted : 2015.07.24
  • Published : 2015.08.01
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Abstract

In a dental treatment, a dentist has to know the possibility to happen all kinds of the emergency and to prepare for managing that situation. Especially, the cardiac arrest is the most serious emergent problem. If the accident were happened, most dentists got embarrassed. The American Heart Association (AHA) is offering the Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiopulmonary Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) programs for the healthcare who need to prepare the life threatening situation. The PALS is specialized to someone who participate in pediatric health-care field. This program is composed of three major emergency problems, such as respiratory emergencies, shock and cardiac arrests. The main concepts of the PALS are early recognition and systemic team approach. The purpose of this study was to introduce about PALS and to prepare response system for emergencies in the dental environment.

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Supported by : Dankook University

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