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THE TOXICOLOGY HANDBOOK FOR CLINICIANS
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Knowledge and best practice in this field are constantly changing. As
new research and experience broaden our knowledge, changes in practice,
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administered, to verify the recommended dose or formula, the method and
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Acknowledgments
I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the
authors who help bring this project to fruition. I am truly grateful
for their efforts in the midst of their busy schedules. I would also
like to thank my wife, Maren, and children, Taylor, Whitney and
Drew for their encouragement, support and understanding.
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Contributors
Beth Baker, MD, MPH
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Regions Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota
Marny Benjamin, MD
Staff Physician, Emergency Medicine
Methodist Hospital
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Scott Cameron, MD
Staff Physician, Emergency Medicine
Whangarei, New Zealand
David Cheesebrow, RN, CCN
Staff Registered Nurse, Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine Department
Regions Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota
Chanah DeLisle, MD
Staff Attending Physician
Suburban Emergency Associates
St. Francis Region Medical Center
Shakopee, Minnesota
Kristin Engebretsen, PharmD
Clinical Toxicologist, Clinical Toxicology Service
Emergency Medicine Department
Regions Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota
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Bradley Gordon, MD
Emergency Physician
Emergency Medicine Department
Regions Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota
Carson R. Harris, MD
Director, Clinical Toxicology Service
Emergency Medicine Department
Regions Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota
Bradley Hernandez, MD
Senior Staff Physician
Emergency Medicine Department
Regions Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota
Joel S. Holger, MD
Senior Staff Physician
Emergency Medicine Department
Regions Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota
Peter Kumasaka, MD
Senior Staff Physician
Emergency Medicine Department
Regions Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota
Richard P. Lamon, MD
Senior Staff Physician
Emergency Medicine Department
Regions Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota
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Contributors
Michael McGrail, MD, MPH
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Regions Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota
Kathleen A. Neacy, MD
Senior Staff Physician
Emergency Medicine Department
Regions Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota
Christopher S. Russi, MD
Associate Director, Emergency Medicine
Residency Program, Clinical Assistant
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Iowa
Steven C. Wandersee, PA-C
Lead Physician Assistant, Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine Department
Regions Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota
James P. Winter, MD, RPh
Staff Attending, Emergency Medicine
Emergency Associates and Consulting
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Stephanie Witt, MD
Emergency Medicine Faculty
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio
James Wood, MD
Staff Attending, Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine Department
Kaiser Permanente
Portland, Oregon
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