Local Anesthetic Urgencies and Emergencies
About This Event
This CE webinar will discuss the side effects and potential emergency situations that are associated with both local anesthetics and vasoconstrictors. Specific topics include local anesthetic allergy, toxicity, and cardiovascular emergencies. Objectives include understanding the actual precursors that can cause an allergic reaction; the maximum doses for local anesthetic toxicity; the maximum doses for vasoconstrictors in patients with cardiovascular disease; recognizing symptoms of local anesthetic toxicity and allergic reaction; and managing allergic reactions and toxic administration of local anesthetics.
Learning Objectives
- Understand what the actual precursors are that can cause an allergic reaction
- Understand what the maximum doses are for local anesthetic toxicity
- Understand what the maximum doses are for vasoconstrictors in patients with cardiovascular disease
- Understand how to recognize the symptoms of local anesthetic toxicity and an allergic reaction
- Understand how to manage an allergic reaction and a toxic administration of a local anesthetic
Additional Event Information
Target Audience
Dentists
Event Format
On-demand
CE Credits
1*