Dr. Douglas Scott Nelson MD
Emergency Physician (Pediatric) | Pediatric Emergency Medicine
100 N Medical Dr Salt Lake City UT, 84113About
Dr. Douglas Nelson is a pediatric emergency medicine physician practicing in Salt Lake City, UT. Dr. Nelson specializes in providing care for critically ill and injured children. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physicians possess a vast amount of knowledge in areas such as neonatology, critical care and forensic pediatrics. Children involved in automobile accidents, child abuse or near-drowning episodes are frequent cases treated by pediatric emergency medicine physicians.
Education and Training
Yale Univ Sch of Med, New Haven Ct 1987
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Propofol sedation by emergency physicians for elective pediatric outpatient procedures.
- Physician satisfaction with a pediatric observation unit administered by pediatric emergency medicine physicians.
- Pediatric closed head injuries treated in an observation unit.
- Delayed sequence intubation with ketamine in 2 critically ill children.
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