12/26/2024 8:01:49 AM	DH 69 Course Outline as of Fall 2008	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  DH 69	Title:  MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
Full Title:  Medical Emergencies
Last Reviewed:3/14/2023

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.00	Lecture Scheduled	1.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	17.50
Minimum	1.00	Lab Scheduled	0		8 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	1.00			Contact Total	17.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  35.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 52.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  DH 71.1

Catalog Description:

This course provides the student with the basics in the prevention and management of medical emergencies in the dental office.  Emphasis is on the recognition of clinical signs and symptoms of emergencies and the prevention of emergency escalation.  The management of medical emergencies is outlined along with drugs and equipment utilized in an emergency.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion or Current Enrollment in DH 71A ( or DH 71) and Course Completion or Current Enrollment in DE 51

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

This course provides the student with the basics in the prevention and management of medical emergencies in the dental office. Emphasis is on the recognition of clinical signs and symptoms of emergencies and the prevention of emergency escalation. The management of medical emergencies is outlined along with drugs and equipment utilized in an emergency.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion or Current Enrollment in DH 71A ( or DH 71) and Course Completion or Current Enrollment in DE 51
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Spring 2001	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Apply theoretical knowledge base, including physiological and psychological concepts, in preventing medical emergencies in the dental office.

2. Apply theoretical knowledge base, including physiological and psychological concepts, in responding to emergency medical emergencies.

3. Recognize and respond to the signs and symptoms of the most common medical emergencies that occur in a dental office, and discuss the importance of a thorough medical history for each patient.

4. Analyze emergency situations and implement appropriate protocols.

5. Obtain, interpret, and evaluate a completed medical and dental history for every patient.

6. Communicate effectively in interactions with the emergency health care providers and patients.

7. Demonstrate critical thinking behaviors in responding to emergency situations.

8. Recognize and prepare the items commonly found in a basic emergency kit.

9. Recognize and operate the equipment necessary to manage a medical emergency in a dental office.

10. Perform training drills using the "team approach" to prepare members of the dental team for medical emergencies.

11. Take, evaluate, and record the patient's vital signs and recognize the significance of the signs in relation to patient treatment.

12. Demonstrate the utilization of the Dental Drug Reference in relation to health history and treatment planning.

Topics and Scope

I. Preventing medical emergencies

      1. Complete and updated health history

      2. Patient vital signs

      3. Stress management

      4. Dental Drug Reference

II. Emergency preparedness

      1. Staff preparation (CPR certification)

      2. Roles of each staff member

      3. Role playing and drills

      4. Early recognition

III. Medical emergency procedures

      1. SRJC emergency protocol

      2. Emergency drugs and devices

      3. Airway patient maneuver

      4. Emesis/foreign body removal maneuver

      5. Broken instrument tip

      6. Syncope

      7. Hyperventilation

      8. Angina pectoris

      9. Cardiac arrest

      10. Myocardial infarction

      11. Respiratory arrest

      12. Asthma

      13. Diabetes: insulin shock/diabetic coma

      14. Epilepsy

      15. Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

      16. Anaphylactic shock

Assignments:

1. Weekly chapter readings (10-20 pages), and complete end-of-chapter exercises.

2. Develop a medical emergency flow chart.

3. Develop a medical emergency evaluation.

4. Complete case studies.

5. Participate in role playing.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 0 - 0%
None
This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments and skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 10 - 15%
Homework problems, case studies
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 25 - 35%
Class performances: role playing, simulations; performance exams.
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 40 - 50%
Quizzes (4-6), midterm, final. Multiple choice, true/false, completion, case-based exams
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 15 - 25%
Professionalism: Criteria used for evaluation is in Dental Student Handbook. Medical emergency flowchart, medical emergency evaluation.

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Required Textbooks:

Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office. Malamed, Stanley. Mosby, 6th

edition, 2006.

Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist, Requa-Clark, Barbara.

Mosby, 4th edition, 1999

Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist, Wilkins, Esther M., Lippincott,

Williams & Wilkins, 9th edition, 2008

Supplemental Textbooks:

Mosby's Dental Drug Reference, Mosby, 6th ed., 2001

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