Review Your Medical Emergency Protcol

Prevention of a medical emergency is key in a dental office. Be sure you are taking blood pressure and reviewing each patient's medical history. Below are some tips for your office to be medical emergency ready: 

Assign a team member to check your kit often. 

Practice emergency drills in staff meetings.

Know the numbers of the police, fire department and hospital.

Check your state requirements for your medical emergency kit; some states require certain items in a medical emergency kit. 

Review what things in your medical kit are used for in our video below.