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9. Tintinalli JE. Tintinalli’s emergency medicine: a compre-
hensive study guide. 7th ed. New York, NY: McGraw- MAJ Schwartz, MC, USAR, is the EMS medical director
Hill Companies; 2011. at Forbes Regional Hospital in Monroeville, Pennsylvania.
10. Material Command Documents. http://www.usamma He currently serves as an emergency physician with the 256th
.amedd.army.mil/assets/docs/6515-01-250-8936%20 CSH. He also serves as a tactical support operator and physi-
SPLINT%20TRACTION-EXTRICATION%2015%20 cian with the Western PA Special Medical Response Team and
APR%2008.pdf. the Pittsburgh FBI SWAT Team. He is an emergency physician
who was fellowship trained in prehospital medicine through
UTHSC-San Antonio and SAAMC. He previously served
Disclaimer
as the senior emergency physician with the 501st ASMC in
This article discusses medical equipment that was pur- 2010, as director of tactical medical education for the 5501st
chased by a hospital for use by prehospital personnel. USAH from 2010 to 2012, and as battalion surgeon with
the 125th Infantry in 2012. E-mail: Dschwar1@wpahs.org,
Daniel.s.schwartz.mil@mail.mil.
Disclosure

The author indicates he has no financial relationships
relevant to this article to disclose.

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