Fainting
post-syncope management
1. administer: oxygen 2. vitals return to normal before release or continue treatment
what do you document following a fainting incident?
1. what was happening when the syncope occurred 2. how did we manage it?
a stress related emergency would occur for?
a healthy patient
what drug from emergency kit or unit could be used for fainting?
ammonium
why would a pregnant women faint when they are in their 3rd trimester?
because of the weight of the fetus is pressing on the vena cava
why would fainting occur most often in men?
because they don't want you to know that they are scared
what age group is fainting least likely to occur in?
children because they are going to kick and scream and let out their fear.
syncope or actual loss of
consciousness
what is management for pre-syncope symptoms?
feet are higher than their heart
should you place your head between your knees when you feel like your are going to faint?
no, because if they do that, when they faint they are going to hit the ground head first
pre-syncope symptoms
pale, perspiring, vasodilation, nausea, pr increase, flight or fight response
what are causes of fainting?
psychogenic or non-psychogenic
non-psychogenic causes of fainting
really warm room and haven't eaten
what is cerebral ischemia?
reduced blood flow to the brain
psychogenic causes of fainting
sight of needles, sight of blood, scared
would you continue treatment after a patient has fainted?
sometimes we can but it is a decision the patient and the dentist make together
how does ammonium work in patients who have fainted?
stimulates their respiratory system
fainting is the most common what?
stress/anxiety related emergency for the healthy patient
fainting is not going to occur when the patient is positioned how?
supine
when a patient goes unconscious they are not what?
supine
what age group is fainting going to occur in?
teenage, twenties and thirties
management for fainting in pregnant women in their 3rd trimester
turn them on their side then raise their feet
fainting most often occurs when patient is positioned how?
upright
if a patient is unconscious for more than 20 seconds they are most likely going to what?
vomit