Author
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.
Chief Editor
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.
Acknowledgements
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
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
