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Dr Kragh is a researcher of bleeding control at the US Army
Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR), Joint Base San An-
tonio Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He is an orthopedic surgeon
who was the 3d Ranger Battalion Surgeon from 1990 to 1993.
He is an associate professor, Department of Surgery, Uni-
formed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda,
Maryland. E-mail: john.f.kragh.civ@mail.mil.
Dr Aden is a biostatistician at the USAISR. He has published
many papers in operational medicine.

Dr Dubick is a resuscitation researcher at the USAISR. He is
the task area manager of the Department of Damage Control
Resuscitation. He has published many papers in operational
medicine.

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