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Table I
Summary of rapid response calls at the Royal Dental Hospital of Victoria over a 5-year period.
| n | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| F | 86 | 55.1 | ||
| M | 54 | 34.6 | ||
| Unspecified | 16 | 10.3 | ||
| Age | ||||
| Range | 7-100 | |||
| Mean | 43.9 | |||
| Location | ||||
| Primary Care Unit/General Dentistry Unit | 61 | 39.1 | ||
| Specialist Unit (OMS, Periodontics, Oral Medicine, Orthodontics, Prosthodontics, Special Needs) | 24 | 15.4 | ||
| Non-clinical hospital location † | 23 | 14.7 | ||
| Dental Teaching Clinic | 21 | 13.5 | ||
| External location | 13 | 8.3 | ||
| Day Surgery (GA) | 5 | 3.2 | ||
| Unspecified | 9 | 5.8 | ||
| Day of week | ||||
| Weekend | 5 | 3.2 | ||
| Type of call | ||||
| Airway | 10 | 6.4 | ||
| Breathing | 7 | 4.5 | ||
| Circulation | 9 | 5.8 | ||
| Disability | 61 | 39.1 | ||
| Exposure | 7 | 4.5 | ||
| Other - Pain | 19 | 12.2 | ||
| Other - Psychological | 19 | 12.2 | ||
| Other - Miscellaneous | 12 | 7.7 | ||
| Unspecified | 5 | 3.2 | ||
| Clinical context | ||||
| Pre-treatment | 41 | 26.3 | ||
| Mid-treatment | 27 | 17.3 | ||
| Post-treatment | 27 | 17.3 | ||
| Non-treatment related ‡ | 29 | 18.6 | ||
| GA | 5 | 3.2 | ||
| Not specified | 32 | 20.5 | ||
| Diagnosis | ||||
| Transient loss of consciousness inc. vasovagal syncope, seizures, orthostatic hypotension | 52 | 33.3 | ||
| Cardiovascular diagnoses inc. chest pain, hypotension, hypertension, arrhythmias | 26 | 16.7 | ||
| Psychological diagnoses inc. anxiety or panic attack, delirium | 20 | 12.8 | ||
| Respiratory diagnoses inc. oxygen desaturation, airway obstruction, asthmatic attacks, influenza | 14 | 9.0 | ||
| Odontogenic diagnoses inc. dental abscess | 9 | 5.8 | ||
| Gastrointestinal diagnoses inc. nausea, abdominal pain | 9 | 5.8 | ||
| Neurological diagnoses inc. migraine, vertigo, neuropathic pain | 4 | 2.6 | ||
| Hypersensitivity reactions | 4 | 2.6 | ||
| Endocrine diagnoses inc. hypoglycaemia, hyperglycaemia | 2 | 1.3 | ||
| Other diagnoses§ | 2 | 1.3 | ||
| Not specified | 14 | 9.0 | ||
| Management | ||||
| No treatment including observation, reassurance | 101 | 64.7 | ||
| Medications ¶ | 21 | 13.5 | ||
| Airway management inc. oxygen, LMA, ETT | 5 | 3.2 | ||
| Dental treatment including extraction, LA | 4 | 2.6 | ||
| Other including CPR | 1 | 0.6 | ||
| Not specified | 24 | 15.4 | ||
| Outcome | ||||
| Recovery without referral | 86 | 55.1 | ||
| Transfer to tertiary medical hospital | 40 | 25.6 | ||
| Recovery with referral to outpatient setting # | 10 | 6.4 | ||
| Not specified | 20 | 12.8 | ||
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