Scott DeBoer is a seminar leader and nurse consultant with over 20 years of nursing experience. Scott received his associate's degree in 1988, his baccalaureate in 1991 and his master's degree in critical care nursing from Purdue University in 1996. He presently works as a flight nurse for the University of Chicago Hospitals and is the founder and primary seminar leader for Peds-R-Us Medical Education, a seminar company dedicated to teaching better ways to care for kids. Scott has authored a Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse Review book and a neonatal emergencies handbook, for emergency nurses, paramedics, and respiratory therapists.

His past experience includes over 20 years of neonatal/pediatric/adult flight nursing, as well as staff nurse positions in intensive care, emergency/trauma nursing. He has also taught as a clinical nursing instructor at Purdue University and is a member of AACN, ENA, NAEMSE, and ASTNA. Scott is a legal nurse consultant with various national law firms, and as such, is an expert witness for nursing & EMS malpractice issues. Scott has worked as a critical care nurse since 1988, then as flight nurse since 1993. He currently works as a transport/flight nurse for the University of Chicago Aeromedical Network (UCAN), as well as for a Chicago area emergency department. He is also one of the primary seminar leaders for Peds-R-Us, and presents to national and international audiences on pediatric and adult emergency medical topics between 50 and 100 times per year.

It was Scott's vast experience and training in the medical field as a nurse and author that lead him to offer assistance to attorney's as an expert nurse witness. Scott has utilized his past 20 years of emergency, pediatric, critical care, and flight nursing/transport experience to assist many law firms and attorneys with various medical legal issues for over the past 10 years. Scott has found himself on both sides of the courtroom many times working for the plaintiff and the defense alike.

Below are some of the key issues reviewed by Scott DeBoer in past pedatric medical malpractice cases, adult medical malpractice cases, Emergency department medical malpractice cases, flight/transport teams medical malpractice cases, and neonatal medical malpractice cases: Pediatric Medical Malpractice Key Case Issues: Meningitis, Necrotizing Fasciitis (flesh-eating bacteria) , Airway - esophageal intubation, head injuries, pediatric resuscitation, pediatric neuro assessment, and pediatric compartment syndrome

Emergency Department Medical Malpractice Key Case Issues: Intraosseous, Airway, Necrotizing Fasciitis (flesh-eating bacteria), OB Trauma, Adult Cardiac, adult injuries, neuro assessment, adult compartment syndrome

Flight/Transport Teams Medical Malpractice Key Cases Issues: Airway disasters, Necrotizing Fasciitis(flesh-eating bacteria)

Neonatal Medical Malpractice Key Case Issues: Newborn Resuscitation, newborn/neonatal surgical, hyperbilirubinemia,

Inpatient medical-surgical/critical care malpractice Key Case Issues: Respiratory failure, cardiac arrest management

Prehospital Medical Malpractice Case Issues: Airway disasters, pediatric resuscitation, If you are in need of a professional expert nurse witness for a pediatric nursing, emergency nursing, critical care nursing or transport nursing issue... You can reach Scott DeBoer, RN, MSN, CPEN, CEN, CCRN, CFRN, EMT-P E-Mail: pedsrusscott@cs.com Office: 1-888-280-Peds (7337) Cell Phone: (219) 313-5612