Conroy, Carol MPH, PhD*; Eastman, A Brent MD, FACS†; Stanley, Christina MD‡§; Vilke, Gary M. MD, FACEP, FAAEM¶; Vaughan, Teresa RN, MFS∥; Hoyt, David B. MD, FACS*; Pacyna, Sharon RN, BSN, MPH**
From the *Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, California; †Scripps Health, La Jolla, California; ‡Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, California; §Office of the Medical Examiner, County of San Diego, California; ¶Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California; ∥Trauma Research and Education Foundation, Escondido, California; and **Emergency Medical Services, County of San Diego Health and Human Services, California.
Manuscript received February 9, 2006; accepted June 5, 2006.
Views expressed are those of the authors and do not represent the views of any of the agencies.
Reprints: A. Brent Eastman, MD, FACS, Scripps Health, Mail Drop CP-222, 4275 Campus Point Court, La Jolla, CA 92038.
doi: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e31815b4c47
