Emergency Medicine Doctor
Dr. Donna P. Whitehouse is an Emergency Medicine Doctor in Madison, WI
with special training and skill in addressing urgent illnesses and injuries in patients of all ages.
As an Emergency Medicine Doctor, Donna P. Whitehouse, MD performs
in trauma centers, intensive care units, and emergency rooms. Emergency Medicine is
the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions that require immediate attention. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Emergency Medicine Doctors include severe injuries, trauma, sepsis, burns, acute coronary syndrome, poisoning, heart attack, and stroke.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Emergency Medicine Doctors
include CPR, ECG, projection radiography, CT scan, x-ray, blood testing, suturing, inserting chest tubs, setting bones, and admitting patients into hospitals.
An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.
Emergency Medicine Doctors in Madison, WI
Emergency Medicine Service Provider
An emergency medicine physician who specializes in non-hospital based emergency medical services (e.g., disaster site, accident scene, transport vehicle, etc.) to provide pre-hospital assessment, treatment, and transport patients.
Emergency Medicine Service Providers in Madison, WI
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Doctor
Pediatric Emergency Medicine is a clinical subspecialty that focuses on the care of the acutely ill or injured child in the setting of an emergency department.
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Doctors in Madison, WI
Emergency Medicine Toxicologist
Dr. Donna P. Whitehouse is an Emergency Medicine Toxicologist in Madison, WI
with special training and skill in addressing illness and injury caused by medications, industrial chemicals, biological hazards, and radiological agents.
As an Emergency Medicine Toxicologist, Donna P. Whitehouse, MD performs
in emergency departments and poison control centers. Emergency Medicine Toxicology is
a medical subspecialty that diagnoses, treats, and prevents poisoning. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Emergency Medicine Toxicologists include workplace accidents involving chemicals, drug abuse withdrawal, overdoses, exposure to animal and plant venom, radiation poisoning, and biological terrorism.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Emergency Medicine Toxicologists
include first aid, mechanical ventilation, antidotes, and gastric lavage.
Medical toxicologists are physicians who specialize in the prevention, evaluation, treatment and monitoring of injury and illness from exposures to drugs and chemicals, as well as biological and radiological agents. Medical toxicologists care for people in clinical, academic, governmental and public health settings, and provide poison control center leadership. Important areas of medical toxicology include acute drug poisoning, adverse drug events, drug abuse, addiction and withdrawal, chemicals and hazardous materials, terrorism preparedness, venomous bites and stings and environmental and workplace exposures.
Emergency Medicine Toxicologists in Madison, WI
