Author
Muhammad Waseem, MBBS, MS, FAAP, FACEP, FAHA Professor of Emergency Medicine in Clinical Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College; Attending Physician, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center; Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics, St George's University School of Medicine, Grenada
Muhammad Waseem, MBBS, MS, FAAP, FACEP, FAHA is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Heart Association, American Medical Association, Association of Clinical Research Professionals, Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Society for Simulation in Healthcare
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Coauthor(s)
Joel R Gernsheimer, MD, FACEP Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Attending Physician and Director of Geriatric Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center
Joel R Gernsheimer, MD, FACEP is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians, American Geriatrics Society
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
Jeter (Jay) Pritchard Taylor, III, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of South Carolina School of Medicine; Attending Physician, Clinical Instructor, Compliance Officer, Department of Emergency Medicine, Palmetto Richland Hospital
Jeter (Jay) Pritchard Taylor, III, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Medical Association, Columbia Medical Society, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, South Carolina College of Emergency Physicians, South Carolina Medical Association
Disclosure: Serve(d) as a director, officer, partner, employee, advisor, consultant or trustee for: Employed contractor - Chief Editor for Medscape.
Acknowledgements
Samuel M Keim, MD Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine
Samuel M Keim, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Medical Association, American Public Health Association, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Darrell G Looney, MD, FAAEM Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Long Island College Hospital
Darrell G Looney, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians, and National Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Nathalie Mathieu, MD Resident Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Peter B Richman, MD Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, Morristown Memorial Hospital
Peter B Richman, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, and Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Barry J Sheridan, DO Chief, Department of Emergency Medical Services, Brooke Army Medical Center
Barry J Sheridan, DO is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Richard Dee Shih, MD Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; Program Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Morristown Memorial Hospital; Attending Physician, New Jersey Poison Center, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Richard Dee Shih, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Medical Toxicology, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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.
