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John P Rudzinski, MD Clinical Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine; Visiting Professor, American University of the Caribbean; Director of Continuing Medical Education, Rockford Health System; Staff Physician, Emergency Department, Rockford Memorial Hospital

John P Rudzinski, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine

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Alina Perez University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford

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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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David B Levy, DO, FAAEM Senior Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Waikato District Health Board, New Zealand; Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine

David B Levy, DO, FAAEM is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, Fellowship of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, American Medical Informatics Association, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

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Trevor John Mills, MD, MPH Chief of Emergency Medicine, Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System; Professor of Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine

Trevor John Mills, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians

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Daniel J Dire, MD, FACEP, FAAP, FAAEM Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Joe R and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine

Daniel J Dire, MD, FACEP, FAAP, FAAEM is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Emergency Physicians, Association of Military Surgeons of the US

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