Blunt Abdominal Trauma : Priorities , Procedures , And Pragmatic Thinking
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W. Richard Bukata, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles County/ USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; Medical Director, Emergency Department, San Gabriel Valley Medical Center, San Gabriel, CA. Francis M. Fesmire, MD, FACEP, Director, Chest Pain—Stroke Center, Erlanger Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Medicine, UT College of Medicine, Chattanooga, TN. Valerio Gai, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Turin, Italy. Michael J. Gerardi, MD, FACEP, Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children’s Medical Center, Atlantic Health System; Vice-Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, Morristown Memorial Hospital.
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