Emergency Nursing Expert Witnesses

Camarillo, California

Emergency Medical Services, Correctional Healthcare - Registered Nurse, Correctional nursing, Emergency nursing, CPR, Prehospital care, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, MICN, EDAP, telephonic triage, Sepsis care, Pediatrics, Critical care transport, Stroke, jail, Incarcerated persons, NCCHC, Trauma, Fall prevention

Darcy Denning RN has 24 years of expertise in bedside Emergency, Telephonic Triage and Correctional nursing care. 22 years expertise in Prehospital Emergency medical services as a Mobile Intensive Care Nurse (MICN). Darcy Dennings current Licensure and certifications: Registered nurse with the state of California, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation certified (CPR), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum (TNCC), Mobile Intensive Care nurse (MICN), Emergency Approved for Pediatrics (EDAP). National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). Teaches Classes on Emergency response in the correctional setting to correctional and medical staff. She is able to Provide medical case review, expert witness consultation and testimony to law firms. CV upon request

Oakland, California

Nurse, Legal Nurse Consulting - Recovery Room, Pediatric Recovery Room, PACU, Pre-op, Pediatric PACU, Trauma, ER, Stroke, STEMI, EMTALA, Burn, Triage, Sepsis, Emergency Nursing, Anesthesia, Emergency Department

Peri-op services: Pre-op & Post-Op [PACU] Care: Prepare patients for surgery and perform comprehensive head-to-toe assessments to ensure they are physically ready. Extensive experience in monitoring post-surgical complications, managing acute pain interventions, and coordinating complex recovery protocols. Specialized focus on airway management, hemodynamic monitoring, and early recognition of post-operative complications in adult and pediatric patients. Emergency Department/ Trauma Care: Advanced management of life-threatening conditions, including acute stroke intervention, ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), severe burns, and multi-system trauma cases. Qualified to provide detailed assessments of injury patterns, treatment timelines, and standard of care practices. Has served as a charge nurse in Emergency and PACU settings, developing and implementing evidence-based protocols that significantly improved patient outcomes. Direct experience with hospital policy developm...

Woodbury, Minnesota

Emergency Medicine - Legal Nurse Consultant, Medication error, Nurse Expert Witness, Nurse Expert Witness, Certified Emergency Nurse, Failure to monitor, Nursing Standard of Care, Failure to treat, Wrongful death, Emergency Department Standards of Care, Failure to diagnose, Emergency Department Nurse, Emergency Nursing Expert

Kirstin Menne, BSN, RN, CEN Legal Nurse Consultant | Emergency Nursing Expert I am a Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) and Legal Nurse Consultant with over nine years of frontline bedside experience in high-acuity emergency department settings. My clinical background allows me to provide clear, practical insight into emergency nursing standards of care, patient safety, and clinical decision-making. I have extensive experience caring for critically ill and injured patients, including trauma, cardiac and neurologic emergencies, sepsis, and rapid patient deterioration. My practice has required precise assessment, prioritization, high-alert medications, continuous monitoring, and effective interdisciplinary communication in time-sensitive environments. As a Legal Nurse Consultant, I support attorneys by reviewing and analyzing medical records, identifying deviations from standards of care, evaluating nursing actions within real-world emergency department workflow, and translating compl...

Yonkers, New York

Legal Nurse Consulting, Emergency Medicine - Legal Nurse Consultant, Nurse, Chart Review Analysis, Medical Records Review, Medication Errors, Critical Care, ICU, CCU, Cardiac Arrest, Cardiac Care, Emergency Nursing, Emergency Department Standards, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Room, Triage, Trauma, Sepsis, ACLS, PALS, TNCC

Sharlene Rojas brings over a quarter-century of nursing experience as the founder and chief executive officer of Altrium Consulting Services, LLC. Coupled with her background as a professional liability investigator, she brings an invaluable skill set allowing the firm to offer a myriad of services to both plaintiff and defense attorneys, as well as hospitals and other healthcare organizations, including: • Expert witness testimony (emergency nursing, trauma, acute cardiac, and critical care) • Chart Review – Organize, summarize, and decipher the medical record (written or electronic), including chronologies, discrepancies, etc. • Case Analysis – Standard of care, potential proximate cause, hospital policies, screening cases for merit, etc. • Research and summarization of the relevant medical literature • Preparation for deposition and/or trial – research, exhibits, documents • Independent/Defense Medical Examination Her experience as a professional liability investigator for char...

Austin , Texas

Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine - Emergency Nursing, Paramedic, Emergency Medical Services, Tactical Medicine, Case Management, SDVOSB

Board-certified Family Medicine physician and Certified Physician Life Care Planner with 20+ years in emergency, rural, and tactical medicine. Special focus: Catastrophic injuries, chronic illnesses, disabilities, trauma stabilization, and veteran/military cases. Skills: Evidence-based life care planning, cost projections, medico-legal consulting, interdisciplinary coordination (healthcare, legal, financial), and expert witness testimony. Military veteran with SDVOSB-certified practice. MD-Level Expertise • Board-certified in Family Medicine (ABFM) with rural medicine residency training • Emergency Department provider in trauma centers, cardiac specialty hospitals, and acute care facilities • Hospitalist care including ICU/CCU, post-cardiac surgical management, discharge planning, and coordination • Certified Physician Life Care Planner specializing in catastrophic injuries, chronic illnesses, complex disabilities, trauma sequelae, and long-term cost projections • Medico-legal cons...

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Nurse, Emergency Medicine - Emergency Nursing, Pediatric Emergency Nursing, Forensic Nurse Examiner, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner - Adolescent/Adult, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner -- Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care, Nursing education , Clinical nurse specialist

A nurse for over a decade, Dr. Collins started out in the ER as a new graduate with her associates in nursing. She advanced her education later obtaining her BSN and her DNP from Johns Hopkins University as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult-Gerontological Critical Care and a Nursing Education post-graduate certificate. She has worked in both adult and pediatric emergency nursing as well as in pediatric critical care. In addition to her critical care experience, Dr. Collins is a triple board certified forensic nurse, and has worked in this area for nearly a decade. Dr. Collins also works as a nursing professor, teaching clinical and didactic classes for nursing students. She has authored articles as well as a chapter in the new edition of the Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum, while also maintaining bedside practice.