Whilst patient collapse in the dental surgery is thankfully a relatively rare occurrence, swift and decisive action is required during such episodes to provide the best chance for a favourable outcome. The response requires involvement of the whole dental team and requires both theoretical knowledge and practical application.
This session will provide information on the management of the most common causes of collapse in the dental surgery and will include practical demonstrations live-streamed from a resuscitation simulation facility with a computerised manikin based in Glasgow Dental School.
Ian Robertson
Ian has been a Registered General Nurse (RGN) in the UK since 1988. Until 2004 he worked as an Anaesthetic Nurse at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland.
Ian has subsequently trained as a Resuscitation Officer, working since 2004 at the Western Infirmary, Gartnavel Hospital and the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre in Glasgow. He has a major educational role and since 2008 has led the Medical Emergency Education and delivery of Basic Life Support skills for the students at Glasgow Dental Hospital & School. He also leads a variety of International Resuscitation courses including, Advanced Life Support (ALS) from The UK Resuscitation Council (RCUK) and Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) from the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS).
