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Bret P Nelson, MD Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Director of Emergency Ultrasound, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Bret P Nelson, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

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Theodore I Benzer, MD, PhD Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director of the ED Observation Unit, Director of Toxicology, Chair of Quality and Safety, Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital

Theodore I Benzer, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American College of Emergency Physicians

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Eric M Isselbacher, MD, MSc Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Associate Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center; Co-Director, Thoracic Aortic Center, Massachusetts General Hospital; Director, MGH Healthcare Transformation Lab

Eric M Isselbacher, MD, MSc is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, Massachusetts Medical Society

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Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

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Gary Setnik, MD Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Auburn Hospital; Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Gary Setnik, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, National Association of EMS Physicians

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Erik D Schraga, MD Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mills-Peninsula Emergency Medical Associates

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Additional Contributors

Edward Bessman, MD, MBA Chairman and Clinical Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, John Hopkins Bayview Medical Center; Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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

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