Medical Emergencies, CPR, BLS
Dentaljuce’s module on Medical Emergencies in Dentistry, including CPR and BLS, is written in straightforward language for the whole dental team, and covers all the essentials.
With the increasing number of people who are taking medications, and the success of medical treatments in reducing the symptoms of serious illnesses, the chances of a medical emergency arising in the dental practice are now greater than ever.
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The Medical Emergencies / CPR / BLS online learning module has clear and concise aims, objectives and anticipated outcomes, listed below. These will appear on the Dentaljuce Enhanced CPD Certificate, along with the time spent, dates, and detailed topics you studied within the module. Certificates can be printed at any time, covering any range of dates. Dentaljuce CPD complies with the UK GDC's requirements for enhanced verifiable continuing professional development.
Before starting this module, check that the learning outcomes are what you require, and that you have entered the need into your PDP. Here is an example PDP entry for this module.
| What development needs have I? | How will I address them? | Target completion date | Outcomes | Date Completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To improve my knowledge and skills for handling of medical emergencies, inclusing CPR and BLS | Take the Dentaljuce Medical Emergencies, CPR & BLS module. | • Know of and understand the various medical emergencies that might arise in and out of dental practice. • Recognise the signs and symptoms of different types of medical emergencies. • Know about and be able to undertake their management, including BLS / CPR. • Know how the risks of a medical emergency occurring can be reduced for individual patients. |
| What development needs have I? | To improve my knowledge and skills for handling of medical emergencies |
|---|---|
| How will I address them? | Take the Dentaljuce Medical & CPR Emergencies module. |
| Target completion date | |
| Outcomes | • Know of and understand the various medical emergencies that might arise in and out of dental practice. • Recognise the signs and symptoms of different types of medical emergencies. • Know about and be able to undertake their management, including CPR. • Know how the risks of a medical emergency occurring can be reduced for individual patients. |
| Date completed |
Module Aims and Outcomes
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The aim of the learning and teaching materials in this Dentaljuce module is to allow learners to develop their professional knowledge, understanding and competence in medical emergencies, in line with their identified personal learning requirements.
Module objective
• to help the learner recognise and manage the variety of medical emergencies that may arise both within and outside the Practice, including cardiac arrest and the principles of CPR.
Anticipated learning outcomes:
The learner will:
• know of and understand the various medical emergencies that might arise in and out of dental practice.
• recognise the signs and symptoms of different types of medical emergencies.
• know about and be able to undertake their management.
• know how the risks of a medical emergency occurring can be reduced for individual patients.
• through achieving these outcomes, provide an improved level of service to their patients.
This module is studied online, and does not include "live" hands-on mannequin training.
GDC Principles
This CPD will support the learner in meeting the following GDC principles and the underlying standards:
• Principle 6: Work with colleagues in a way that is in patients’ best interests
• Principle 7: Maintain, develop and work within your professional knowledge and skills
GDC Development Outcomes
This CPD will support the learner in meeting the following GDC Development Outcomes:
• DO A. (Communication domain). Effective communication with patients, the dental team, and others across dentistry.
• DO B. (Management domain). Effective management of self and others or effective work with others in the dental team, in the interests of patients at all times. Constructive leadership.
• DO C. (Clinical domain) Maintenance and development of knowledge and skill within your field of practice
• DO D. (Professionalism domain) Maintenance of skills, behaviours and attitudes which maintain patient confidence in you and the dental profession and put patients' interests first.