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Contributors
Dr. Pendley is a third-year resident at the University of Chicago’s Emergency Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Ahn is a Medical Education Fellow and Clinical Instructor in the Section of Emergency Medicine at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Dr. Robert Solomon is Medical Editor of ACEP News and editor of the Focus On series, core faculty in the emergency medicine residency at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia.
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Dr. Pendley, Dr. Ahn, and Dr. Solomon have disclosed that they have no significant relationships with or financial interests in any commercial companies that pertain to this article.
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