🔍 Dental Emergency Triage Identifier
Answer 4 quick sets of questions — consciousness, vitals, symptoms, and patient context — to identify the most likely medical emergency and get immediate management actions.
POSSIBLE CARDIAC ARREST
Patient is unresponsive with absent or abnormal breathing.
Continue assessment below to confirm and check for reversible causes.
POSSIBLE CHOKING — AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
Patient cannot breathe in or is clutching their throat.
Alternate until relieved. If unconscious — start CPR and call 999.
1 Consciousness Level — AVPU
Tap the response that best matches the patient right now
Is the patient breathing normally?
2 Primary Presentation
What is the most obvious thing you see or the patient's main complaint? (Select one)
3 Vital Signs & Patient Context
Enter readings where available. Leave blank if not measured.
📊 Vital Signs
🏥 Patient Context
Tap YES / NO / ? for each. Answering all improves accuracy.
4 Observed Symptoms
Tick all that apply — what can you see or what is the patient reporting?
Diagnostic Framework Sources
Resuscitation Council UK (2021)
Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice — recognition criteria and AVPU assessment framework used in this tool.
Malamed SF. Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office. 7th ed. Mosby, 2014
ISBN 978-0-323-08099-6. Differential diagnosis tables and vital sign thresholds used in the scoring algorithm.
Atherton et al. Medical emergencies in general dental practice in Great Britain. Br Dent J. 1999;186(2):72–9
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4808047. Prevalence data and incidence rates for each emergency type informing the pre-test probabilities.
NICE CG134 — Anaphylaxis (updated 2020)
Recognition criteria for anaphylaxis used in this tool: urticaria, angioedema, bronchospasm, and cardiovascular collapse.
Jevon P. Medical Emergencies in the Dental Practice. Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
Differential diagnosis algorithms and symptom-based recognition criteria for dental clinic emergencies.
Meechan & Greenwood. Medical emergencies in dental practice. Br Dent J. 2003;195(2):71–8
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4810380. Recognition features and clinical triggers used for context-based scoring in this tool.
Algorithm note: Scoring weights are derived from symptom prevalence data in the sources above. This tool is decision support — it does not replace clinical training, BLS certification, or clinical judgment. Always consider the full clinical picture.