Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 1 , Pages 53-55 , July 2009

Emergency Ultrasonography and Error Reduction

  • Uché Blackstock, MD
    • ,
  • Michael B. Stone, MD, RDMS

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Michael B. Stone, MD, RDMS, Department of Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 1228, Brooklyn, NY 11203; 917-865-2551

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 Supervising editors: Teri A. Reynolds, MD, PhD; Donald M. Yealy, MD

 Funding 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. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement. Dr. Stone is a founding member of Mobile Medical Media LLC, a video production company that creates educational content for health care providers, including videos featuring ultrasonography-guided procedures.

 Publication date: Available online March 23, 2009.

 Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0196-0644(09)00232-7

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.02.015

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 1 , Pages 53-55 , July 2009

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