Dentistry 2023 Archives

Faculty: Dentistry
Department: Dentistry

Type of the workshop: National workshop

The workshop in brief:
Basic Life Support (BLS) is performed to support the patient’s circulation and respiration through the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) until advanced life support arrives.
Objectives
– To enable the participants to save the life of a cardiac arrest patient.
– To enable the participants to give high-quality chest compressions
– To enable the participants to deliver appropriate ventilations.

Participants: 73 participants from the academic staff of TIU and outside dentists participated in the workshop.

Date and time: 18th January 2023 / 10:00 AM
Place: Dentistry Faculty building | Tishk International University – Erbil

Session topics:
• First Session: A theoretical background about emergency management and basic life support.
• Second Session: Hands-on CPR and defibrillation.

Presenters names and affiliations:

Dr. Shaween Ziyad Talabani, Ph.D. (UK), Cardiologist

Outcome of the workshop:
The workshop enabled the participants to do CPR in a scientific way, know the basic steps in rescuing cardiac arrest patients in casualty, and learn how to prevent fatal mistakes in emergency management.