2025 adult basic life support guidelines
Review the updated BLS approach and the use of an AED.
Read source ↗Medical emergencies
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What you'll explore
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- Recognising emergencies
- Emergency equipment
- Basic life support
- Team response
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Primary dental care resuscitation standards
Understand dental-setting resuscitation training, planning and equipment standards.
Read source ↗Primary dental care emergency equipment list
See the dental-setting resuscitation equipment expectations.
Read source ↗Drug prescribing for dentistry
Source for up-to-date dental prescribing and medical-emergency medicine information; roles and local protocols apply.
Read source ↗Professional duties and patient safety
Relate prompt response, teamwork and safe practice to professional duties.
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