Pediatric Toxic Emergencies | October 17th 2024
Date of Presentation: October 17, 2024
Type: Past Presentation
Audience: Clinical
Program: Emergency Medical Services
Keywords: #emergency pediatrics #ems #pediatric #Toxicity
In this presentation Dr. Chelsea White IV, discusses the topic of pediatric toxic emergencies. He covers common medications that are highly toxic in single to small doses (adult based dosing) to pediatric patients, common symptoms related to these “poisons”, how to understand treatment options for best chance survival and lastly provides an overview of case studies of this type of 911 activation.
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Dr. Chelsea White
Faculty
Chelsea C. White IV, MD, NRP, FAEMS, FACEP, is an Emergency Physician and Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at University of New Mexico, USA, where he serves as EMS Faculty and as Director of the UNM Center for Rural and Tribal EMS. He is board certified in Emergency Medicine and in EMS Medicine. He completed EMS Fellowship at the University of New Mexico, Emergency Medicine Residency at University of Michigan, and is a Nationally Registered Paramedic. Dr. White currently serves as EMS Medical Director for Cibola County Fire and Emergency Medical Services, Navajo Nation EMS, Pueblo of Acoma EMS/Fire Department, Pueblo of Isleta EMS, Pueblo of Laguna Fire Protection Program, Pueblo of Zuni Fire and EMS, Pine Hill Emergency Medical Services, and the U.S. National Parks Service El Morro and El Malpais National Monuments. He serves on several national and state EMS policy committees, and is the Immediate Past President of the New Mexico Chapter of the National Association of EMS Physicians. His areas of research interest are in rural, frontier, and tribal EMS, Community Paramedicine, and EMS telemedicine.
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Date added: October 17, 2024