About this episode
Dr. Chris Hoyte is an ED physician, toxicologist and researcher based in Denver, CO. He was featured in Bring Em' All: Chaos. Care. Stories from Medicine's Front Line , a book celebrating emergency physicians through personal testimonies and photography on the frontlines captured by legendary photographer, Eugene RIchards. Time Stamps: 01:25 - Dr. Hoyte's Origin Story 05:01 - What Drew Dr. Hoyte to Medical Toxicology? 08:22 - Dr. Hoyte's Most Interesting Toxicology Cases 08:52 - King Cobra Bite 13:31 - Verapamil Overdose 16:47 - Mass Cyanide Poisoning 19:16 - The Looming Threat of Biological Warfare and the Need for Emergency Preparedness 25:07 - How COVID-19 Affected Dr. Hoyte's Job as a Toxicologist 30:19 - How Does the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center Handle Its Large Workload 35:56 - Cannabinoid Exposures 42:05 - The Future of Toxicology Publications from Dr. Hoyte: A Characterization of Synthetic Cannabinoid Exposures Reported to the National Poison Data System in 2010 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22575211/ An Outbreak of Exposure to a Novel Synthetic Cannabinoid https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3983965/ The Continued Impact of Marijuana Legalization on Unintentional Pediatric Exposures in Colorado https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30288992/ Pediatric Death Due to Myocarditis After Exposure to Cannabis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5965161/ Anaphylaxis to Black Widow Spider Antivenom https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21641165/ Intro Music: Backbay Lounge Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/