Explain the responsibility of each dental staff person during a medical emergency using the emergency team structure recommended in the text

What will be an ideal response?


Person Responsibility
Person 1 Stays with patient; performs appropriate emergency treatment
Person 2 Assists P1; takes vital signs and administers oxygen, records events and time of medication delivery
Person 3 Retrieves emergency kit; prepares emergency drugs
Office Receptionist Makes necessary phone calls

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