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Medical Author:

Thomas V Robb, DO

Coauthor:

Maurizio A Miglietta, DO

Medical Editor:

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

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Author: Thomas V Robb, DO, Director, Department of Surgery, Section of Trauma, Saint Barnabas Hospital.

Coauthor(s): Maurizio A Miglietta, DO, Consulting Staff, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland.

Editor: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

REFERENCES:

Governors Highway Safety Association. Helmet Laws, April 2012.

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Helmet Safety.

Previous contributing editors: Editors: Patrick Taylor, MD, FAAEM, Medical Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini Hospital; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Anthony Anker, MD, FAAEM, Attending Physician, Emergency Department, Mary Washington Hospital, Fredericksburg, VA.

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