Robert L. Norris

Clinical Focus

• Emergency Medicine
• Advanced Airway Management
• Venomous Bites and Stings
• Wilderness Medicine

Administrative Appointments

• Chief, Division of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center , (1995– 2010 )

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, American Academcy of Emergency Medicine (2009)
• Fellow, American College of Emergency Medicine (1989)
• Research Award, Wilderness Medical Society (2007)
• Education Award, Wilderness Medical Society (2005)

Professional Education

• Board Certification: Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine (1987)
• Akron City Hospital (1986) OH
• Akron City Hospital (1984) OH
• Medical College of Virginia (1983) VA
• MD, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University Medicine (1983)

Community & International Work

• Iraq Emergency Medicine Policy Making Work Group, Iraq More »
• Snakebite Prevention and Management, India More »

Research Interests

Environmental toxinology, with special emphasis on envenomations (particularly snake venom poisoning; Airway management techniques; Tactical medicine

Publications

• The Ebbinghaus retention curve: training does not increase the ability to apply pressure immobilisation in simulated snake bite--implications for snake bite first aid in the developing world. Simpson ID,  Tanwar PD, Andrade C, Kochar DK, Norris RL.  Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg.  2008; 102 (5): 451-9
• Rediscovery of severe saw-scaled viper (Echis sochureki) envenoming in the Thar desert region of Rajasthan, India. Kochar DK,  Tanwar PD, Norris RL, Sabir M, Nayak KC, Agrawal TD, Purohit VP, Kochar A, Simpson ID.  Wilderness Environ Med.  2007; 18 (2): 75-85
• Venomous snakebite in mountainous terrain: prevention and management. Boyd JJ,  Agazzi G, Svajda D, Morgan AJ, Ferrandis S, Norris RL.  Wilderness Environ Med.  2007; 18 (3): 190-202
• Syncope, massive aspiration, and sudden death following rattlesnake bite. Norris RL,  Wilkerson JA, Feldman J.  Wilderness Environ Med.  2007; 18 (3): 206-8
• Snakes of medical importance in India: is the concept of the "Big 4" still relevant and useful? Simpson ID,  Norris RL.  Wilderness Environ Med.  2007; 18 (1): 2-9
• Snake antivenom product guidelines in India: "the devil is in the details". Simpson ID,  Norris RL.  Wilderness Environ Med.  2007; 18 (3): 163-8
• First report of a bite by the mottled rock rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus lepidus). Norris RL,  Toxicon.  2005; 46 (4): 414-7
• Physicians and lay people are unable to apply pressure immobilization properly in a simulated snakebite scenario. Norris RL,  Ngo J, Nolan K, Hooker G.  Wilderness Environ Med.  2005; 16 (1): 16-21
• Regional vs systemic antivenom administration in the treatment of snake venom poisoning in a rabbit model: a pilot study. Norris RL,  Dery R, Johnson C, Williams S, Rose K, Young L, McDougal IR, Bouley D, Oehlert J, Thompson RC.  Wilderness Environ Med.  2003; 14 (4): 231-5
• Effects of implementing a rapid admission policy in the ED. Quinn JV,  Mahadevan SV, Eggers G, Ouyang H, Norris R.  Am J Emerg Med.  2007; 25 (5): 559-63
• Digital necrosis necessitating amputation after tube gauze dressing application in the ED. Norris RL,  Gilbert GH.  Am J Emerg Med.  2006; 24 (5): 618-21
• Centipede envenomation. Bush SP,  King BO, Norris RL, Stockwell SA.  Wilderness Environ Med.  2001; 12 (2): 93-9
• A call for snakebite research. Norris RL,  Wilderness Environ Med.  2000; 11 (3): 149-51
• Snakes as an overlooked natural vector control resource. Norris RL,  Wilderness Environ Med.  1999; 10 (2): 132
• Snakebite scenario. Norris RL,  Wilderness Environ Med.  1999; 10 (1): 55-6
• Delayed use of widow spider antivenin. Allen RC,  Norris RL.  Ann Emerg Med.  1995; 26 (3): 393-4
• Bite marks and the diagnosis of venomous snakebite. Norris RL,  Wilderness Environ Med.  1995; 6 (2): 159-61
• Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in the emergency department: a case report. Martin RA,  Edraki B, Norris RL.  J Emerg Med.  1994 Jul-Aug; 12 (4): 481-4
• Local anesthetics. Norris RL,  Emerg Med Clin North Am.  1992; 10 (4): 707-18
• Ketorolac for sickle cell vaso-occlusive crisis pain in the emergency department: lack of a narcotic-sparing effect. Wright SW,  Norris RL, Mitchell TR.  Ann Emerg Med.  1992; 21 (8): 925-8
• Apparent coral snake envenomation in a patient without visible fang marks. Norris RL,  Dart RC.  Am J Emerg Med.  1989; 7 (4): 402-5
• Deep vein thrombosis in an adolescent. Berman DA,  Norris RL, Crow T, Scatamacchia S.  Pediatr Emerg Care.  1989; 5 (2): 102-4