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Medical Author:

Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD

Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD

Dr. Charles "Pat" Davis, MD, PhD, is a board certified Emergency Medicine doctor who currently practices as a consultant and staff member for hospitals. He has a PhD in Microbiology (UT at Austin), and the MD (Univ. Texas Medical Branch, Galveston). He is a Clinical Professor (retired) in the Division of Emergency Medicine, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, and has been the Chief of Emergency Medicine at UT Medical Branch and at UTHSCSA with over 250 publications.

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Medical Editor:

Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP

Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP

Dr. Balentine received his undergraduate degree from McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. He attended medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine graduating in1983. He completed his internship at St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia and his Emergency Medicine residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, where he served as chief resident.

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Authors and Editors

Author: Charles P. Davis, MD, PhD

Editor: Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP

REFERENCES:

MedscapeReference.com. Chemical Burns in Emergency Medicine.

MedscapeReference.com. CBRNE - Chemical Warfare Agents.

Previous contributing authors and editors: Author: Bryon K McNeil, MD, Medical Director, Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Via-Christ Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. Coauthor(s): David Jaslow, MD, MPH, Director of Emergency Medicine Service, Director of Disaster Medicine, Temple University Hospital; Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine, Temple University.Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine.