Posts Tagged ‘cardiac arrest’
All Scottish NHS Dental Practices To be Equipped With A Defibrillator
The Scottish government has announced plans to equip all NHS dental practices in the country with a defibrillator. The new scheme, which will cost around £1 million, is designed to save lives in the event of a patient suffering a heart attack in the dental chair. In total, 970 defibrillators will be fitted across Scotland […]
Dental Practices Lacking Life-Saving Equipment
A recent survey has revealed that a large number of dental practices in the UK are lacking life-saving equipment. In a poll, over half of staff members from dental practices said that they were unsure whether or not there was a defibrillator at their place of work. The survey revealed that 54 per cent of […]
Dentist urges public to learn first aid after saving his brother
A Bradford dentist has urged people to learn first aid after saving his brother’s life; dentist Dr Shabir Bashir saved his brother, Rangzab after he went into cardiac arrest. Dr Shabir Bashir was helped by dental nurse, Uznah Chowdery, when his brother collapsed and fell at the Beckside Road Dental Practice; Rangzab had been working […]
Tiger Suffers Heart Trouble During Dental Surgery
An endangered Amur tiger gave keepers and a team of highly trained veterinarians a scare, after suffering heart problems during dental surgery. Sayan, a resident of Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster, was undergoing dental surgery when vets noticed that her vital signs dropped and her heart went into cardiac arrest. The three-year-old tiger was having […]
Mother struggles to come to terms with son’s death following dental procedure
A mother from Henrico County has spoken of her anger and anguish following the death of her son earlier this week. Crystal Lewis had brought her son to the Virginia Commonwealth University Dental Faculty Practice on Tuesday for a procedure to fit caps onto his teeth. Jacobi Hill, who was six years old, went into […]
