Patient Safety Through Education
Robert C. Bosack, DDS
Local anesthesia is a mainstay in the pain management arsenal in dental offices. Like all other medications, local anesthesia can also result in serious complications, whether they be due to drug toxicity, nerve and vascular injury, unintended nerve involvement or any attendant medical emergency, which may include syncope, psychogenic reactions or myocardial challenge, among others. This clinically relevant presentation will examine all possible complications associated with the use of local anesthetics, including inability to anesthetize.
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Presenter: Robert C. Bosack, DDS
Course Description: This is the seventh program in a series of 10 modules included in the Anesthesia Assistant Training Program (AATP). Focus will be placed on commonly enountered respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, with emplasis on clinical relevance to office-based anesthesia. PLEASE NOTE: This course is only available as part of the Anesthesia Assistant Training Program and cannot be purchased individually. Please navigate to ANESTHESIA ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAM (upper left) to purchase this program.
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Availability: 6/15/2011 to 6/15/2014
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CE Hours: 1
