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