How can I even forget the day I was doing my fellowship in Mangalore when I was scared to death as I saw the death in front of me in the form of Anaphylactic Shock.
One of her molars were supposed to be extracted and I was just standing by watching, learning how would they manage such a case without pain since we were NOT planning to give her Anesthesia but Avil or Anti-Allergic Medicine.
As luck would have it, Avil and Anesthesia both look similar i.e. watery transparent and faculty gave her , you guessed it, Anesthesia. Molar was extracted in no time and patient did not feel a pinch. I was impressed and faculty confused. Why did she not feel the pain?
Suddenly, I saw hives sprouting at her upper back, like they were popping small pimples and immediately I saw her eyes rolling up in the heaven. She was not responding to whatever we said. Man, I saw it and was scared to death as I knew she was going to the Shock Phase and a person can actually die due to Anaphylactic Shock. My faculty realized the mistake he had done and suddenly gave her a shot of epinephrine before she went to shock.
She was taken immediately to the hospital and was kept under observation until all her symptoms reversed. Epinephrine was the Life Saving Drug for the patient and a BIG lesson for me to learn Anaphylactic Shock and how to treat this emergency.
What did you experience in your dental school that you would like to share? Do share it in the comments section.
One patient came in who alleged that she was allergic to Lidocaine, one of the key components in Anesthesia. We at first did not believe in her, but she said that last time she had that she got all the rashes on the body so we had to believe her.
One of her molars were supposed to be extracted and I was just standing by watching, learning how would they manage such a case without pain since we were NOT planning to give her Anesthesia but Avil or Anti-Allergic Medicine.
As luck would have it, Avil and Anesthesia both look similar i.e. watery transparent and faculty gave her , you guessed it, Anesthesia. Molar was extracted in no time and patient did not feel a pinch. I was impressed and faculty confused. Why did she not feel the pain?
Suddenly, I saw hives sprouting at her upper back, like they were popping small pimples and immediately I saw her eyes rolling up in the heaven. She was not responding to whatever we said. Man, I saw it and was scared to death as I knew she was going to the Shock Phase and a person can actually die due to Anaphylactic Shock. My faculty realized the mistake he had done and suddenly gave her a shot of epinephrine before she went to shock.
She was taken immediately to the hospital and was kept under observation until all her symptoms reversed. Epinephrine was the Life Saving Drug for the patient and a BIG lesson for me to learn Anaphylactic Shock and how to treat this emergency.
What did you experience in your dental school that you would like to share? Do share it in the comments section.
