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Bruce A Gleason, MD Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Ft Bliss, Texas

Bruce A Gleason, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians, Emergency Medicine Residents' Association

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Kermit D Huebner, MD, FACEP Research Director, Carl R Darnall Army Medical Center

Kermit D Huebner, MD, FACEP is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Emergency Medicine, Association of Military Surgeons of the US, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Society of United States Air Force Flight Surgeons

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Jerry L Mothershead, MD Medical Readiness Consultant, Medical Readiness and Response Group, Battelle Memorial Institute; Advisor, Technical Advisory Committee, Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare Group, Veteran's Health Administration; Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Jerry L Mothershead, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians, National Association of EMS Physicians

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The authors and editors of Medscape Reference gratefully acknowledge the contributions of previous author, Danielle M Pesce, DO, to the development and writing of this article.

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