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To my keenest supporters, my husband, Burton Fox, and my emergency medicine physician daughter,
Anne Tintinalli, MD.
Judith E. Tintinalli, MD, MS
I thank the people who trusted me with their care needs; the people who taught me how to think and
to be a physician and scientist; the partners over the years who made me better; and to my family,
who always supported and cared for me.
Donald M. Yealy, MD
To the patients, nurses, students, and mentors who teach me every day and
to my partner, Steve, for his support and patience.
Garth D. Meckler, MD, MSHS
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73 Disorders Presenting Primarily With Diarrhea. . . . . . . . . . . 484 SECTION 11 Obstetrics and Gynecology 607
Nicholas E. Kman, Howard A. Werman, Sarah M. Greenberger 96 Abnormal Uterine Bleeding.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607
74 Constipation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492 Bophal Sarha Hang
Shawn R. Wassmuth, Elizabeth C. Oehler 97 Abdominal and Pelvic Pain in the Nonpregnant Female. . . . . . 612
75 Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495 Melanie Heniff, Heather R.B. Fleming
Christopher M. Ziebell, Andrew D. Kitlowski, 98 Ectopic Pregnancy and Emergencies in the
Janna Welch, Phillip Friesen First 20 Weeks of Pregnancy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615
76 Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498 Heather A. Heaton
Bruce Lo 99 Comorbid Disorders in Pregnancy.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622
77 Esophageal Emergencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 Lori J. Whelan
Michael J. Bono 100 Maternal Emergencies After 20 Weeks of Pregnancy
78 Peptic Ulcer Disease and Gastritis.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505 and in the Peripartum Period. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 631
Angela M. Bogle, Matthew C. Gratton Janet S. Young
79 Pancreatitis and Cholecystitis.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508 101 Emergency Delivery.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637
Bart Besinger, Christine R. Stehman Sarah Elisabeth Frasure, Kathleen Kerrigan
80 Hepatic Disorders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516 102 Vulvovaginitis.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 647
Susan R. O’Mara, Lauren Wiesner Ciara J. Barclay-Buchanan, Melissa A. Barton
81 Acute Appendicitis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523 103 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 654
E. Paul DeKoning Brian Weiss, Suzanne M. Shepherd
82 Diverticulitis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527 104 Breast Disorders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 658
Autumn Graham Bophal Sarha Hang
83 Bowel Obstruction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530 105 Complications of Gynecologic Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . 663
Timothy G. Price Nikki M. Binz
84 Hernias. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532
Don Byars, Turan Kayagil SECTION 12 Pediatrics 669
85 Anorectal Disorders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 536 106 Emergency Care of Children.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 669
Jeremy G. Berberian, Brian E. Burgess Garth D. Meckler
86 Gastrointestinal Procedures and Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551 107 Neonatal and Pediatric Transport.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671
Michael D. Witting Daniel G. Ostermayer
87 Complications of General Surgical Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . 555 108 Resuscitation of Neonates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 673
Edmond A. Hooker Marc F. Collin
109 Resuscitation of Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 679
SECTION 10 Renal and Genitourinary Disorders 563 William E. Hauda, II
88 Acute Kidney Injury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563 110 Pediatric Trauma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 689
Richard Sinert, Peter R. Peacock, Jr. Genevieve Ernst
89 Rhabdomyolysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 570 111 Minor Head Injury and Concussion in Children. . . . . . . . . . . 698
Francis L. Counselman Paul M.A. Korn, Franz Babl
90 End-Stage Renal Disease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573 112 Cervical Spine Injury in Infants and Children. . . . . . . . . . . . 706
J. Hayes Calvert, David M. Cline Julie C. Leonard
91 Urinary Tract Infections and Hematuria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578 113 Intubation and Ventilation of Infants and Children.. . . . . . . . 710
Kim L. Askew Matthew L. Hansen, Carl Eriksson
92 Acute Urinary Retention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586 114 Vascular Access in Infants and Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719
David E. Manthey, David J. Story Matthew L. Hansen
93 Male Genital Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 591 115 Pain Management and Procedural Sedation for
Jonathan E. Davis Infants and Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 723
94 Urologic Stone Disease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 598 Samina Ali, Naveen Poonai
David E. Manthey, Bret A. Nicks 116 Neonatal Emergencies and Common Neonatal Problems.. . . . . 731
95 Complications of Urologic Procedures and Devices. . . . . . . . . 602 Quynh H. Doan, Deepak S. Manhas
Elaine B. Josephson, Benjamin Azan
117 Brief Resolved Unexplained Events and Apparent 141 Pediatric Orthopedic Emergencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904
Life-Threatening Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 739 Kathy Boutis
Ilene Claudius, Joel Tieder 142 Rashes in Infants and Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 925
118 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 745 Michael Nguyen, Amy L. Dunn
Erik Akopian, Ilene Claudius, Joel Tieder 143 Sickle Cell Disease in Children.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 944
119 Fever and Serious Bacterial Illness in Infants and Children. . . . . 746 John P. Marshall
David M. Rodriguez, Jo-Ann O. Nesiama, Vincent J. Wang 144 Hematologic Emergencies in Infants and Children. . . . . . . . . 949
120 Meningitis in Infants and Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 752 Jessica A. Bailey, Megan Mickley
Amy Levine 145 Oncologic Emergencies in Infants and Children.. . . . . . . . . . 955
121 Ear and Mastoid Disorders in Infants and Children. . . . . . . . . 756 Jessica A. Bailey, Megan Mickley
Carmen M. Coombs 146 Metabolic Emergencies in Infants and Children. . . . . . . . . . 965
122 Eye Emergencies in Infants and Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 763 Nadeem Qureshi, Irene A. Oriaifo
Janeva Kircher, Andrew Dixon 147 Diabetes in Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 971
123 Nose and Sinus Disorders in Infants and Children.. . . . . . . . . 772 Adam E. Vella
Joanna S. Cohen, Dewesh Agrawal 148 The Child With Special Healthcare Needs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 976
124 Mouth and Throat Disorders in Infants and Children. . . . . . . . 775 Thomas Abramo, Nicholas W. Porter, Samuel T. Selby
Derya Caglar, Richard Kwun 149 Behavioral Disorders in Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 982
125 Neck Masses in Infants and Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 782 Quynh H. Doan, Tyler R. Black
Charles E.A. Stringer, Vikram Sabhaney 150 Child Abuse and Neglect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 988
126 Stridor and Drooling in Infants and Children. . . . . . . . . . . . 789 Margaret Colbourne, Michelle Clarke
Rushi R. Parikh, Craig J. Huang
127 Wheezing in Infants and Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 798 SECTION 13 Infectious Diseases 997
Gabrielle Freire, Allan Evan Shefrin, Roger Zemek 151 Sepsis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 997
128 Pneumonia in Infants and Children.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 811 Michael A. Puskarich, Alan E. Jones
Kevin M. Overmann, Todd A. Florin 152 Soft Tissue Infections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1005
129 Congenital and Acquired Pediatric Heart Disease.. . . . . . . . . 819 Elizabeth W. Kelly
Esther L. Yue, Garth D. Meckler 153 Sexually Transmitted Infections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1013
130 Syncope, Dysrhythmias, and ECG Interpretation in Children. . . . 835 Karen D. Serrano
Andrew Dixon 154 Serious Viral Infections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1024
131 Vomiting, Diarrhea, and Dehydration in Infants and Children. . . 842 Sukhjit S. Takhar, Greg Moran
Stephen B. Freedman, Jennifer Thull-Freedman 155 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1032
132 Fluid and Electrolyte Therapy in Infants and Children. . . . . . . 851 Catherine A. Marco, Kamna S. Balhara, Richard E. Rothman
Melissa Chan, Paul Enarson 156 Endocarditis.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1043
133 Acute Abdominal Pain in Infants and Children. . . . . . . . . . . 857 Daniel Saul Brenner, Catherine A. Marco, Richard E. Rothman
Ross J. Fleischman 157 Tetanus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1048
134 Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Infants and Children. . . . . . . . . 864 Alan X. You, Donna L. Carden, Joel Moll
Sarah M. Reid 158 Rabies.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1051
135 Urinary Tract Infection in Infants and Children. . . . . . . . . . . 870 Zachary I. Willis, David J. Weber
Benetta Chin, Sim Grewal 159 Malaria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1057
136 Pediatric Urologic and Gynecologic Disorders.. . . . . . . . . . . 874 Malcolm E. Molyneux
Deborah R. Liu 160 Food and Waterborne Illnesses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1063
137 Renal Emergencies in Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 881 Lane M. Smith, Simon A. Mahler
Andrew Dixon, Brandy Stauffer 161 Zoonotic Infections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1070
138 Seizures in Infants and Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 888 Bryan B. Kitch, John T. Meredith
Maija Holsti 162 Global Travelers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1079
139 Headache in Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 896 Shawn M. D’Andrea, Annelies De Wulf
David Sheridan, Garth D. Meckler 163 Occupational Exposures, Infection Control,
140 Altered Mental Status in Children.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 902 and Standard Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1092
Melisa S. Tanverdi, Sarah A. Mellion Charissa B. Pacella
299 The Transgender Patient. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997 303 Legal Issues in Emergency Medicine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014
Monica L. Gaddis, Frances W. Grimstad Jonathan E. Siff, Bryan E. Baskin
300 Palliative Care.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000
Justin K. Brooten
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2025
301 Death Notification and Advance Directives. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004
Lindsay M. Weaver, Cherri D. Hobgood
302 Military Medicine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007
D. Aaron Baker, Alex P. Keller, IV,
Ryan M. Knight, Sarah Goss, Jared A. Sutton,
Nicholas D. Drakos, Michael A. Bellamy
Benjamin S. Abella, MD, MPhil, FAHA, FACEP [26] William D. Alley, MD, FACEP, RDMS [54]
Professor and Vice Chair for Research Assistant Professor
Director, Center for Resuscitation Science Wake Forest School of Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania Dhara P. Amin, FACEP [259]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Associate Program Director
Cook County Emergency Medicine
Thomas Abramo, MD, FAAP, FACEP [148] Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine Rush Medical College
University of Arkansas School of Medical Sciences Chicago, Illinois
Little Rock, Arkansas
Venkataraman Anantharaman, MBBS, FRCP
Tiffany M. Abramson, MD [173] (Edin), FRCS Ed (A&E), FAMS [24, 33]
Assistant Professor Senior Consultant, Department of Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine Singapore General Hospital
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Clinical Professor, National University of Singapore
LAC+USC Medical Center Adjunct Professor, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Los Angeles, California Singapore
Srikar Adhikari, MD, MS [241] Eric Anderson, MD, MBA, FACEP, FAAEM [65, 66]
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Professor of Emergency Medicine Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Chief, Section of Emergency Ultrasound Case Western Reserve University
Department of Emergency Medicine Cleveland, Ohio
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Phillip Andrus, MD [172]
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Dewesh Agrawal, MD [123] Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine New York, New York
George Washington University School of Medicine
Director, Pediatric Residency Program Kim L. Askew, MD [91]
Children’s National Medical Center
Washington, DC Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Erik Akopian, MD [118] Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Clinical Professor
LAC+USC Medical Center Patricia Ruth Atchinson, DO [29B]
Los Angeles, California Assistant Professor of Medicine
Clinical Educator Sections of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Colton, California Lebanon, New Hampshire
Ciara J. Barclay-Buchanan, MD, FACEP [102, 256, 272] Rachel Bengtzen, MD [274]
Associate Professor (CHS) Assistant Professor
Associate Vice Chair of Operations Department of Emergency Medicine
BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health Department of Family Medicine
Madison, Wisconsin Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon
Melissa A. Barton, MD [102, 256, 272]
Clinical Assistant Professor Jeremy G. Berberian, MD [85]
Department of Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Sparrow Hospital Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Associate Director of Emergency Medicine Residency Education
East Lansing, Michigan Christiana Care Health System
Newark, Delaware
Bryan E. Baskin, DO, FACEP [303]
Assistant Professor of Medicine Edward Bernstein, MD, FACEP [292]
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Professor of Emergency Medicine
Case Western Reserve University Boston University School of Medicine
Associate Quality Improvement Officer Professor of Community Health Science
Emergency Services Institute Boston University School of Public Health
Cleveland Clinic Director of Faster Paths to Treatment
Cleveland, Ohio Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Craig G. Bates, MD, MS [70]
Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Bart Besinger, MD [79]
Case Western Reserve University Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Attending Physician, MetroHealth Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine
Medical Director, Metro Life Flight Indiana University School of Medicine
Cleveland, Ohio Indianapolis, Indiana
Boyd D. Burns, DO, FACEP [25] David Carr, MD, FCFP, CCFP, EM, CAC [61]
George Kaiser Family Foundation Chair in Emergency Medicine Associate Professor
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine Assistant Director of Risk Management and Faculty Development
University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine University Health Network
Tulsa, Oklahoma Medical Director of Stadium Medicine
Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Centre
John H. Burton, MD [284] Toronto, Ontario
Professor and Chair
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Wallace A. Carter, MD [200, 206]
Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Carilion Clinic Weill Cornell Medicine
Roanoke, Virginia Director of Clinical and Faculty Affairs
Department of Emergency Medicine
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York City, New York
Yvonne C. Chow, MD, MSMS, CAQSM, FACEP [270] Jennifer P. Cohen, MD [185]
Associate Professor Attending Emergency Physician
Albany Medical College Kaiser Permanente San Diego
Associate Program Director San Diego, California
Emergency Medicine Residency Program Attending Emergency Physician
Albany Medical Center Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center
Albany, New York Safford, Arizona
Attending Toxicologist
Stephen John Cico, MD, Med, FAAEM, FAAP [215, 232] Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center
Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education Statewide Tucson, Arizona
Expansion & Faculty Development
Dean’s Office of Graduate Medical Education (GME) Clinton J. Coil, MD, MPH [238]
Indiana University School of Medicine Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Program Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Associate Medical Director for Quality and Safety
Division of Emergency Pediatrics Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Department of Emergency Medicine Torrance, California
Department of Pediatrics
Indiana University School of Medicine Margaret Colbourne, MD, FRCP(C) [150]
Attending Physician, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor
James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children
Department of Pediatrics
Indiana University Health
University of British Columbia
Indianapolis, Indiana
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
B.C. Children’s Hospital
Richard F. Clark, MD [211] Vancouver, British Columbia
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Director, Division of Medical Toxicology
UCSD Medical Center
Marc F. Collin, MD [108]
University of California Associate Professor of Pediatrics
San Diego, California Medical Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
MetroHealth Medical Center
Michelle Clarke, MD, FRCPC [150] Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio
Clinical Instructor
Department of Pediatrics
University of British Columbia
Pediatrician
Child Protection Service Unit
Pediatric Emergency Physician
BC Children’s Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia
Sean P. Collins, MD, MSc [53] Richard C. Dart, MD, PhD [212]
Professor and Executive Vice Chair Director, Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center
Department of Emergency Medicine Denver Health
Director Denver, Colorado
Center for Emergency Care Research and Innovation Professor of Emergency Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Nashville, Tennessee Aurora, Colorado
Annelies De Wulf, MD, MPH [162] Jeffrey Dubin, MD, MBA [279]
Clinical Assistant Professor Chief Medical Officer
Louisiana State University MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Director, Division of International Medicine Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Associate Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Georgetown University School of Medicine
University Medical Center of New Orleans Washington, DC
New Orleans, Louisiana
James Ducharme, MD, CM, FRCP [35]
Deborah B. Diercks, MD, MSc [49] Clinical Professor of Medicine
Professor and Chair McMaster University
Department of Emergency Medicine Hamilton, Ontario
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Adjunct Professor of Family Medicine
Dallas, Texas Queen’s University
Kingston, Ontario
Jeffrey S. Ditkoff, MD [72] Humber River Hospital
Toronto, Ontario
Clinical Assistant Professor
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
President, International Federation for Emergency Medicine
Patient Safety Officer
Director of Operations Amy L. Dunn, DO, MPH [142]
Department of Emergency Medicine Attending Physician
Beaumont Health-Royal Oak Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Royal Oak, Michigan Lehigh Valley Health Network
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Andrew Dixon, MD, FRCPC [122, 130, 137]
Associate Professor Alexander Ebinger, MD, CAQ-SM [271]
Program Director—Pediatric Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Department of Pediatrics Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Alberta Edmonton University of Colorado
Edmonton, Alberta Aurora, Colorado
Laurie Ann Dixon, MD, MPH [237] Kurt Power Eifling, MD [216]
Adjunct Physician Instructor Clinical Instructor
Department of Emergency Medicine The University of Vermont Health Network
University of Michigan Medical School Burlington, Vermont
Howell, Michigan
Paul Enarson, MD, PhD [132]
Quynh H. Doan, MDCM, MHSc, PhD [116, 149] Clinical Assistant Professor
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric BC Children’s Hospital
Division of Emergency Medicine University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia
Carl Eriksson, MD, MPH [113]
Gail D’Onofrio, MD, MS [292] Associate Professor
Professor and Chair Oregon Health & Science University
Department of Emergency Medicine Medical Capacity Officer
Yale School of Medicine Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
Chief of Emergency Services Portland, Oregon
Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, Connecticut Genevieve Ernst, MD, FRCPC [110]
Trauma Medical Director
Nicholas D. Drakos, MD [302] BC Children’s Hospital
Major, Medical Corps, US Army Vancouver, British Columbia
Staff Emergency Physician
Womack Army Medical Center Brenna M. Farmer, MD, MBA, MS, FAAEM, FACEP,
Fort Bragg, North Carolina FACMT [207]
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Jonathan A. “Drew” Clare, MD [235] Weill Cornell Medicine
Instructor of Emergency Medicine Site Director
Johns Hopkins Emergency Medicine Department of Emergency
Baltimore, Maryland New York-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital
New York, New York
Anthony A. Ferroggiaro, MD, MHA [263] Gabrielle Freire, MDCM, FRCPC, MHSc [127]
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Faculty of Medicine
Oregon Health Sciences University Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine
Vice Chair and Medical Director Department of Paediatrics
OHSU Adventist Medical Center The Hospital for Sick Children
Portland, Oregon University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
Emily C. S. Fisher, MD, FACEP [25]
Program Director and Assistant Professor
Simone French, M.B.,B.S. (UWI),
Department of Emergency Medicine MSc/DM Emergency Medicine (UWI) [65]
University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine Associate Lecturer
Tulsa, Oklahoma University of the West Indies
Medical Director, Emergency Medicine Division
University Hospital of the West Indies
Ross J. Fleischman, MD, MCR [133, 255] Kingston, Jamaica
Department of Emergency Medicine
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Phillip Friesen, DO [75]
Torrance, California
Clinical Assistant Professor
Assistant Clinical Professor Dell Medical School
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine The University of Texas at Austin
Los Angeles, California Austin, Texas
Heather R. B. Fleming, MD [97] Monica L. Gaddis, PhD [299]
Clinical Assistant Professor Associate Professor
Marion University College of Medicine Graduate Faculty, Department of Biomedical and Health
St. Vincent Hospital Informatics, UMKC-SOM
Ascension Health Research Director, Department of Emergency Medicine,
Indianapolis, Indiana UMKC-SOM and TMC
University of Missouri Kansas City—School of Medicine
Todd A. Florin, MD, MSCE [128] (UMKC-SOM) and Truman Medical Center (TMC)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics Kansas City, Missouri
Department of Pediatrics
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine John P. Gaillard, MD [12]
Director of Research Assistant Professor
Division of Emergency Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Section on Critical Care
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Department of Emergency Medicine
Head, Grainger Initiative in Pediatric Emergency Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Research Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Immunologic Diseases
Chicago, Illinois Wake Forest Baptist Health
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Timothy J. Fortuna, DO [284] Eddie Charles Michael Garcia, MD [203]
Assistant Professor Department of Emergency Medicine
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine University of California
Carilion Clinic San Francisco, California
Roanoke, Virginia
Carl A. Germann, MD, MHPE, FACEP [283]
Sarah Elisabeth Frasure, MD, FACEP [101] Associate Professor
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine Maine Medical Center
George Washington University Hospital Tufts University School of Medicine
Washington, DC Portland, Maine
Stephen B. Freedman, MDCM, MSc, FAAP, FRCPC [131] Michael A. Gibbs, MD, FACEP, FAAEM [36]
Professor of Pediatrics Professor and Chairman
Sections of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Gastroenterology Department of Emergency Medicine
Department of Pediatrics Carolinas Medical Center and Levine Children’s Hospital
University of Calgary Interim Vice President of Research
Professor in Child Health and Wellness Atrium Health
Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation Charlotte, North Carolina
Calgary, Alberta
Casey M. Glass, MD [16]
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine and Wake Forest Baptist Health
Winston-Salem, North Carolina