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Wayne Wolfram, MD, MPH Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy St Vincent Medical Center; Chairman, Pediatric Institutional Review Board, Mercy St Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio

Wayne Wolfram, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Robert K Minkes, MD, PhD, MS Professor of Anatomy and Surgery, Founding Faculty, Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine

Robert K Minkes, MD, PhD, MS is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Pediatric Surgical Association, Phi Beta Kappa

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Lisa P Abramson, MD Fellow, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Memorial Hospital of Chicago

Lisa P Abramson, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha and American College of Surgeons

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Robert M Arensman, MD Consulting Staff, Section of Pediatric Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

Robert M Arensman, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, American Pediatric Surgical Association, and Southern Medical Association

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Denis Bensard, MD Director of Pediatric Surgery and Trauma, Attending Adult and Pediatric Acute Care Surgery, Attending Adult and Pediatric Surgical Critical Care, Denver Health Medical Center; Professor of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Denis Bensard, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, American College of Surgeons, American Pediatric Surgical Association, Association for Academic Surgery, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Society of University Surgeons, and Southwestern Surgical Congress

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Gail E Besner, MD John E Fisher Endowed Chair in Neonatal Reseach, Director, Pediatric Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital; Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Department of Surgery, Ohio State University College of Medicine

Gail E Besner, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Burn Association, American College of Surgeons, American Gastroenterological Association, American Medical Association, American Medical Women's Association, American Pediatric Surgical Association, American Surgical Association, Association for Academic Surgery, Federation of AmericanSocieties for Experimental Biology, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Society of Surgical Oncology, and Society of University Surgeons

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

John Halpern, DO, FACEP Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine; Medical Director, Health Career Institute; Medical Director Emergency Department, Palms West Hospital

John Halpern, DO, FACEP is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Renee Y Hsia, MD, MSc Clinical Instructor, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of California at San Francisco; Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital

Renee Y Hsia, MD, MSc is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Surgeons, American Heart Association, Phi Beta Kappa, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Oscar Loret de Mola, MD, FAAP Director, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Miami Children's Hospital

Oscar Loret de Mola, MD, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Gastroenterological Association, and American Medical Association

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Debra Slapper, MD Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, St Anthony's Hospital

Debra Slapper, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Daniel J Stephens, MD Resident Physician, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Mary L Windle, PharmD Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

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