11/99-07/01 Poison Specialist and Night Supervisor
Georgia Poison Center, Atlanta, Georgia
Toxicology and poisoning consulting services for any type of exposure including ingestion, environmental and venomous animal bite for the State of Georgia and frequent International requests.
09/89-09-94, Staff Nurse Anesthetist
Bing and Associates, Baltimore Maryland.
Provision of anesthesia services on a contractual basis to a variety of office and institutional settings.
09/89-09/94, Staff Nurse Anesthetist
R.Adams Cowely Shock Trauma Center
Maryland Institute of Emergency Medical Services
Responsible for providing all manner of anesthesia services and resuscitation of critically ill and injured patients. Respond with the “Go Team” by helicopter or ambulance, as requested, to direct the extrication and field resuscitation of the critically ill and injured before, and during, transport to the hospital.
09/89-09/94, Adjunct Faculty
University of Maryland at Baltimore County
Department of Emergency Health Sciences
Lecturer in various topics and courses.
06/92-09/94, Go Team Coordinator
Maryland Institute of Emergency Medical Services
University of Maryland
Coordination of the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center field response team (Go Team) comprised of a nurse anesthetist and trauma surgeon.. Responsible for developing protocols, training and purchase of equipment for helicopter and land missions to the scenes of accidents and mass casualty incidents.
09/87-09/89, Faculty
Youngstown State University
Instructor in the associate degree paramedic program.
08/86-09/87, Registered Nurse
Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Northside Hospital, Youngstown, Ohio
Staff nurse caring for critically ill patients with a variety of serious surgical or medical conditions.
08/93-08/89, Paramedic
Gold Cross Ambulance, Youngstown Ohio
Paramedic responding to medical emergencies in the field.
Publications
“Practical Aspects of the Pre-Hospital
Medical Care Environment.” The Textbook of Trauma Anesthesia and Critical Care,
Stocks, G., Olds, M., Dauphinee, K., pp.309-318, Mosby 1993
Conference Presentations
"Prehospital Use of Muscle Relaxants in Emergency Intubations". International Trauma Anesthesia and Critical Care Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland, 1993
"Use of Muscle Relaxants in Emergency Airway Management". North Carolina State EMS Conference, September 22, 1992
"Maryland Institute of Emergency Medical Services Systems: Saving Lives by Design". Ohio State EMS Conference, June, 1991.
"Trauma Case Studies". EMS Today Conference, Long Beach, California, March 1991.
Countless lectures on prehospital care, emergency and routine airway management, anesthesia, case studies, critical care and many other topics at Grand Rounds and various special lecture series for residents, physicians, nurses and paramedics.
Professional Organizations
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
The American Association of Nurse Attorneys
International Trauma Anesthesia and Critical Care Society
Maryland Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Maryland Flight Paramedics Association
American Heath Law Association
Licenses and Certificates
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider
Basic Life Support
Board Certified Nurse Anesthetist
Maryland RN/CRNA