Scott DeBoer

Scott DeBoer RN, MSN, CPEN, EMT-P, is an international pediatric seminar leader and nurse consultant with over 30 years of nursing experience who obtained his master’s degree in emergency/critical care nursing from Purdue University. 

For over 25 years, Scott has worked in neonatal/pediatric/adult flight nursing, as well as holding staff nurse positions in intensive care and emergency/trauma nursing. He has also taught as a clinical nursing instructor at Purdue University and is a member of ENA and ASTNA. In addition, Scott serves as a legal nurse consultant with various national law firms as an expert witness for nursing and EMS malpractice issues.

Scott has written well over 100 pediatric and critical care articles for Neonatal Network, Critical Care Nurse, Journal of Emergency Nursing, AirMed, Emergency Medical Services, Air-Medical Journal, and EMS World Magazine.  In recognition of his significant contributions in medical transport journalism, he was honored by the Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association to be a recipient of their Jordan Award.

Scott is often heard on various podcasts discussing pediatric emergencies for medical professionals and has appeared on the series Trauma Center and several episodes of the television show E.R., as a flight nurse opposite Anthony Edwards and George Clooney.

In 1994, Scott married Lisa Banter-DeBoer and they have two young adult children. Scott and Lisa have owned and operated Pedi-Ed-Trics (formerly Peds-R-Us) together since the late 1990’s. Since surviving cancer several years ago, Scott continues to regularly present on neonatal, pediatric, & “big-people” emergency topics across the world and enjoys his latest adventure as a paramedic at Universal Studios Orlando! 

Scott has authored four “Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse Review” books, the only step-by-step photo guide for removing body piercings in the ER, a neonatal emergencies handbook, and the “Peds Pearls: Tear-Out, Tips, Tricks & Treasures From the Trenches” book series. All of Scott’s books are written for nurses, paramedics, and respiratory professionals. Recently, Scott and Lisa have also created their award winning “In Seconds” line of pediatric emergency training kits and continue to give back to the emergency medical community though their free library of pediatric emergency quick tip videos.