Robert Norton, MD

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 Portland, OR

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Emergency Medicine Toxicologist

Dr. Robert Norton is an Emergency Medicine Toxicologist in Portland, OR 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, Robert Norton, 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 Portland, OR

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Critical Care Medicine Doctor

Dr. Robert Norton is a Critical Care Medicine Doctor in Portland, OR with special training and skill in diagnosing and treating life-threatening injuries and diseases. As a Critical Care Medicine Doctor, Robert Norton, MD performs life support and monitoring of critically ill patients. Critical Care Medicine is a branch of medicine focused on management of life-threatening medical conditions. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Critical Care Medicine Doctors include respiratory failure, kidney failure, sepsis, and multiple organ failure. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Critical Care Medicine Doctors include inserting breathing, intravenous, or feeding tubes; using cardiac monitors, using suction pumps, and administering medically induced comas.

An internist who diagnoses, treats and supports patients with multiple organ dysfunction. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and may also facilitate and coordinate patient care among the primary physician, the critical care staff and other specialists.

Critical Care Medicine Doctors in Portland, OR

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• Cigna Healthcare [Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company]

• Kaiser Permanente [Kaiser Foundation Healthplan of the NW]

• Medicaid

• Medicare

• Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon

• UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company