Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 50, Issue 5 , Pages 584-586 , November 2007

Thoracic Compression Fractures as a Result of Shock From a Conducted Energy Weapon: A Case Report

Received 1 May 2007 ,Revised 7 June 2007 ,Accepted 11 June 2007.

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 Supervising editor: Judd E. Hollander, MDFunding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article, that might create any potential conflict of interest. The authors have stated that no such relationships exist. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement.Publication dates: Available online September 10, 2007.Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0196-0644(07)00724-X

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.06.008

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 50, Issue 5 , Pages 584-586 , November 2007

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