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Alcohol Abuse and Withdrawal | January 19, 2023

Date of Presentation: January 19, 2023

Type: Past Presentation  

Audience: Clinical  

Program: Emergency Medical Services  

Keywords: #alcohol use disorder  #withdrawal  

In this presentation Dr. Kimberly Pruett discusses alcohol abuse and withdrawal and EMS response to this chronic disease.

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Dr. Kimberly Pruett

Kim Pruett, MD, grew up in Albuquerque, NM, and completed her undergraduate degree from the Air Force Academy. She served 6 years in the active-duty Air Force as an intelligence officer. Upon completion of her military commitment, she returned to Albuquerque to work as an EMT while completing pre-requisites for medical school. Eventually, she was accepted to University of New Mexico School of Medicine and then completed her emergency medicine residency at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. She returned to Albuquerque and completed a rural/tribal EMS fellowship at UNM and is now faculty in the Department of Emergency Medicine serving as the Medical Director for Albuquerque Fire Rescue and Medical Director for the state of New Mexico.

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Date added: January 19, 2023