From Bleached Flour and Canine Hysteria to Mercury, Cl2, Swimming Pools, Kidney Failure, and Explosions Steven Curry, M.D.University of Arizona College of Medicine – PhoenixDepartment of Medical ToxicologyBanner – University Medical Center PhoenixPhoenix, AZ@SteveCurryMD Introduction While it is swimming season pretty much year-round in Phoenix, kids have been jumping into unheated swimming pools for many […]
Tox and Hound – Lifeguard Lessons
by Andrew Stolbach Toxicology and swimming pool management are both applied forms of chemistry. My six summers as a lifeguard and pool operator prepared me to be a doctor as well as any class in medical school (I’m looking at you, histology.) I now work in an emergency department and specialize in toxicology. And, while […]