First Aid for the Emergency Medicine Boards

Barbara K. Blok, MD Assistant Director EM Ultrasound Assistant Professor Division of Emergency Medicine Department of Surgery University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Boulder, CO Dr. Block was Associate Residency Director, Assistant Professor, and Director of EM Ultrasound Education at Johns Hopkins Department of Emergency Medicine from 1999-2005. Dickson S. Cheung, MD Assistant Residency Director Resident Education Coordinator Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine Johnson Hopkins School of Medicine Baltimore, MD Dr. Cheung received the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Emergency Medicine Department Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award for 2002-2003. He just earned his MBA in medical services management (June 2006) and expects to receive his MPH with a concentration in international health in June 2007. Timothy F. Platts-Mills, MD Chief Resident in Emergency Medicine Division of Emergency Medicine University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA Series Editor: Tao Le, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Department of Pediatrics University of Louisville and Assistant in Medicine Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Department of Medicine Johns Hopkins University