Table 1.
Emergency handling experience and competence.
| Frequency | Percent | Chi-Square test P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Availability of ER kit in clinic | Yes | 194 | 72.7% | p<0.001* |
| No | 73 | 27.3% | ||
| Number of emergencies encountered in the past 3 years | None | 135 | 50.6% | p<0.001 |
| 1 to 2 cases | 85 | 31.8% | ||
| 3 or more cases | 47 | 17.6% | ||
| Common emergency drugs available in clinics | Sugar source | 152 | 59.90% | 0.001* |
| Oxygen | 145 | 56.60% | 0.037* | |
| Adrenalin | 114 | 42.70% | 0.019* | |
| Aspirin | 97 | 36.30% | p<0.00* | |
| Nitroglycerine | 66 | 24.70% | p<0.001* | |
| Diazepam | 55 | 20.60% | p<0.001* | |
| Salbutamol Inhaler | 47 | 17.60% | p<0.001* | |
| Diphenhydramine | 38 | 14.20% | p<0.001* | |
| Handling of emergencies | Called an ambulance | 36 | 13.50% | p<0.001* |
| Called another dentist | 70 | 26.20% | ||
| Called a physician | 60 | 22.50% | ||
| Handled it myself | 101 | 37.80% | ||
| Evaluation of CPR training | Excellent | 33 | 12.40% | p<0.001* |
| Very good | 102 | 38.20% | ||
| Fair | 97 | 36.30% | ||
| Poor | 18 | 6.70% | ||
| Very poor | 4 | 1.50% | ||
| No training received | 13 | 4.90% | ||
| Competent with CPR | Yes | 92 | 34.50% | 0.336 |
| No | 78 | 29.20% | ||
| Don't know | 97 | 36.30% | ||
| Confidence about emergency drugs | Confident | 77 | 28.80% | 0.012* |
| Not confident | 112 | 41.90% | ||
| Don't know | 78 | 29.20% | ||