Management of medical emergencies in orthodontic practice

Progress in Orthodontics

Table 2 Experience and perceived competence with common medical emergencies

	Experience	Competence	Total occurrence	Occurrence per orthodontist per year
Vasovagal collapse	69.5%	87.6%	219	0.125
Hyperventilation	36.2%	94.3%	83	0.047
AP/MI	4.8%	53.3%	5	0.003
Cardiac arrest	0.0%	76.2%	0,0	0,000
Aspiration	20.0%	70.5%	27	0.015
Asthma	4.8%	56.2%	12	0.007
Hypoglycemia	26.7%	76.2%	64	0.036
Epileptic insult	25.7%	84.8%	50	0.028
Allergic reaction	31.4%	76.2%	163	0.093
Total/average		75.0%	573	0,355

Percentages of orthodontists that experienced an acute medical situation (Experience) and that felt competent to handle a specific acute medical situation (Competence) are displayed. Total occurrence describes the number of medical emergencies that occurred during the career of all 106 orthodontists with a total of 1786 years of experience, resulting in an occurrence per orthodontist per year