Author
Nancy E Conroy, MD Clinical Assistant Instructor, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center/Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn
Nancy E Conroy, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians, Medical Society of the State of New York, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Coauthor(s)
Mert Erogul, MD Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital of Brooklyn; Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kings County Hospital
Mert Erogul, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians, American Medical Association, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Specialty Editor Board
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference
Disclosure: Received salary from Medscape for employment. for: Medscape.
Chief Editor
Steven C Dronen, MD, FAAEM Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, LeConte Medical Center
Steven C Dronen, MD, FAAEM is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Additional Contributors
Jerry R Balentine, DO, FACEP, FACOEP Vice President, Medical Affairs and Global Health, New York Institute of Technology; Professor of Emergency Medicine, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Jerry R Balentine, DO, FACEP, FACOEP is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians, New York Academy of Medicine, American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians, American Association for Physician Leadership, American Osteopathic Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Acknowledgements
Mark W Fourre, MD Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Vermont School of Medicine; Program Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maine Medical Center
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.