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William A. Woods, MD, FAAP, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville.

Peer Reviewer: Larry B. Mellick, MS, MD, FAAP, FACEP, Chairman and Professor, Section Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta.

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