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Sarah Ogle, DO, MS Fellow in Pediatric Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus

Sarah Ogle, DO, MS is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, Association for Academic Surgery, National Neurotrauma Society

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Ann M Kulungowski, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Ann M Kulungowski, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, American Pediatric Surgical Association

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Vincent Lopez Rowe, MD, FACS Professor and Chief, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Gonda (Goldschmied) Vascular Center, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine

Vincent Lopez Rowe, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Heart Association, American Surgical Association, Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery, Los Angeles Surgical Society, Pacific Coast Surgical Association, Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Society for Vascular Surgery, Society of Black Academic Surgeons, Society of Black Vascular Surgeons, Southern California Vascular Surgical Society, Western Vascular Society

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Taylor L Sawyer, DO, MEd, MBA Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine

Taylor L Sawyer, DO, MEd, MBA is a member of the following medical societies: Academic Pediatric Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians, American Medical Association, American Osteopathic Association, Association of American Medical Colleges, International Pediatric Simulation Society, Society for Simulation in Healthcare

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Alex Koyfman, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Parkland Memorial Hospital

Alex Koyfman, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Zachary Radwine, MD Resident Physician, Division of Emergency Medicine, OSF St Francis Medical Center

Zachary Radwine, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians, Emergency Medicine Residents' Association

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Peter D Canning MD, Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Rogue Valley Medical Center

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Andrew R Edwards, MD, FACEP Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Vice-Chair for Education and Residency Program Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine; Medical Director, Jefferson County SWAT Team, Jefferson County Sheriff's Department

Andrew R Edwards, MD, FACEP is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, and Wilderness Medical Society

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Christopher J Freeman, MD, FACEP Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine; Medical Staff, UAB University Hospital and UAB Highlands Hospital

Christopher J Freeman, MD, FACEP is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

M Scott Linscott, MD, FACEP Adjunct Professor of Surgery (Clinical), Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine

M Scott Linscott, MD, FACEP is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, and Utah Medical Association

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Luis M Lovato, MD Associate Clinical Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine; Director of Critical Care, Department of Emergency Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

Luis M Lovato, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American College of Emergency Physicians, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Robert Ridout, MD Neonatologist, Newborn Medicine Service, Department of Pediatrics, Physician Advisor to Quality Services Division for Process Improvement, Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii

Robert Ridout, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Laurie Scudder, DNP, NP Nurse Planner, Medscape; Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, George Washington University, Washington, DC

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Gil Z Shlamovitz, MD Assistant Professor, Section of Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine; Director of Medical Informatics, Emergency Center, Ben Taub General Hospital

Gil Z Shlamovitz, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine and American College of Emergency Physicians

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Timothy G Vedder, MD Neonatology Staff, Tripler Army Medical Center; Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of Hawaii, John A Burns School of Medicine; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F Edward Hebert School of Medicine

Timothy G Vedder, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Society of US Army Flight Surgeons

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.

Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank James Stuart Booth, MD, for his assistance with image capture and processing.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this manuscript are those of the author(s) and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, the Department of Defense, or the US Government.

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