207PT0002X — Medical Toxicology (Emergency Medicine) Physician
- Grouping
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification
- Emergency Medicine
- Specialization
- Medical Toxicology
- Section
- Individual
Definition
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.
NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.
Other codes under Emergency Medicine
These are the codes a mis-selection most often lands on, because they share a classification and differ only by specialisation.
- 207P00000XEmergency Medicine
- 207PE0004XEmergency Medical Services
- 207PE0005XUndersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
- 207PH0002XHospice and Palliative Medicine
- 207PP0204XPediatric Emergency Medicine
- 207PS0010XSports Medicine