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Conflicts of Interest
Drs Gates and Holcomb are the inventors of the JETT Dr Gary is affiliated with the Department of Orthopaedic
and receive royalties from North American Rescue, the Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Hous-
manufacturer of the JETT. None of the authors have ton, Houston, Texas. E-mail: joshgary14@gmail.com.
any other disclosures.
Dr Kumaravel is affiliated with the Department of Radiol-
ogy, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston,
Funding Houston, Texas.
Funding for this study was provided by the Texas Emerg- Dr Gates is affiliated with the Department of Emergency
ing Technology Fund. The sponsor did not have any role Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Hous-
in the design and conduct of the study, collection, man- ton, Houston, Texas.
agement, analysis and interpretation of the data; nor in
preparation, review or approval of the manuscript, or Dr Burgess is affiliated with the Department of Orthopaedic
the decision to submit this manuscript for publication. Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Hous-
North American Rescue Products did not provide fund- ton, Houston, Texas.
ing for nor was it involved in this study.
Dr Routt is affiliated with the Department of Orthopaedic
Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Hous-
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