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OVERVIEW
Students will explore the concepts necessary to monitor a sedated patient. This informative lecture will explain what you need to know to get comfortable working with sedated patients along the Continuum of Sedation and deal with any possible common Anesthesia Medical Emergencies you may see in the dental office or even out in the public
You will be able to ask questions of your instructor to better help you understand the materials.
This is a Dental Board approved course covering the anesthesia aspects of patient care.
 
 
The Details
This course requires at least 12 hours of personal study per State Dental Board requirements.
 
Course Summary
Designed for Dental Assistants, who participate and care for sedation patients in a dental office environment.
Sponsored by Sedation Consult and co-sponsored by Saint Louis University Center for Advanced Dental Education.
Created and presented by Columbia, Missouri Dentist Allan Schwartz, DDS, CRNA.
12-hours of lecture with a 105-question required exam. Must attain a score of 75% or greater to pass.
Written lecture notes provided.
Educational Objectives: The Continuum of Sedation; Anesthesia paper work; Consents; ASA Physical Status; Vital Signs: Normal and Abnormal; Heart anatomy; Monitoring basics; Child vs. Adult anesthesia; Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics; Patient positioning and skin status; Venous Thromboembolism; Guedel’s Planes of Anesthesia; Patient Recovery and Discharge; What to do with Abnormal Vital Signs: Dental Office Emergency Protocols.
Refund Policy: All sales are final. If unable to attend a registered course, credit will be applied toward one of our upcoming courses.
 
 
Learning Objectives

1. Identify the Five Critical Patient Vital Signs.
2. Discuss the physiology and the importance of the Five Critical Patient Vital Signs.
3. Identify normal patient vital signs.
4. Identify abnormal patient vital signs; vital signs of concern.
5. Discuss and demonstrate Non-mechanical and Mechanical Assessment of Vital Signs.
6. Discuss documentation of patient vital signs: The Anesthesia Record.
7. Discuss assessment of patient position and skin status.
8. Discuss and demonstrate basic, “What to do” with abnormal vital signs.
 
Refund Policy: All sales are final.

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