Iyer Sudeep Sreepad, Panigrahi Antarmayee, Sharma Shalini
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, SOA University, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India.
Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College and Research Center, Masuri, Uttar Pradesh, India.
J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2017 Apr-Jun;9(2):94-98. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_343_16.
Physicians and nurses of emergency department are often the first line of qualified health-care providers attending the patient in person or parent's query over phone reporting immediately following the dental avulsion. Prompt action by them becomes the decisive factor in survival and prognosis of the tooth. Although a few researchers have evaluated knowledge of emergency room physicians, there is scanty of reports concerning nurses who play a climacteric role.
A 10-item questionnaire regarding clinical situation apropos dental injury and tooth avulsion, inquiring knowledge of physicians and nurses was administered to 150 each of nursing professionals and physicians of the emergency department.
With 100% response rate, the data obtained was subjected to statistical analysis. Results showed lack of knowledge and confidence in both groups. About 66.7% ( = 100) nurses and 74.7% ( = 112) considered reimplantation of avulsed tooth. There was overbalanced confusion regarding storage/transport media and handling of avulsed tooth.
The findings from the results suggested a definite inadequacy in knowledge, demanding need for appropriate training for delivering treatment with more predictability and better prognosis.
急诊科的医生和护士往往是在牙齿脱落后亲自接诊患者或接听家长电话咨询时的首批合格医疗服务提供者。他们的及时行动成为牙齿存活和预后的决定性因素。尽管有一些研究评估了急诊室医生的相关知识，但关于发挥关键作用的护士的报告却很少。
针对急诊科的150名护理专业人员和150名医生，发放了一份关于牙齿损伤和牙齿脱落临床情况的10项问卷，询问他们的相关知识。
问卷回复率为100%，对所得数据进行了统计分析。结果显示两组人员都缺乏相关知识和信心。约66.7%（n = 100）的护士和74.7%（n = 112）的医生考虑对脱落牙齿进行再植。在脱落牙齿的储存/运输介质和处理方面存在严重的困惑。
结果表明在知识方面存在明显不足，需要进行适当培训，以便更可预测地进行治疗并获得更好的预后。
