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Child Abuse and Non-Accidental Trauma (NAT) | November 1, 2022

Date of Presentation: November 1, 2022

Type: Past Presentation  

Audience: Clinical  Community  

Program: Emergency Medical Services  

Keywords: #child abuse  #ems  #non accidental trauma  #pediatric  #risk factors  

In this presentation, Dr. Kimberly Pruett discusses Child Abuse and Non-Accidental Trauma (NAT) covering the topics of parental and child risk factors, common triggers for serious abuse, varied presentations seen in case studies, and appropriate response techniques.

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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: November 1, 2022