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DISCLOSURES :
This paper was presented as a poster presentation at the 2019 West Virginia State Trauma Symposium . The authors have no identifiable conflicts of interest to report . The authors have no financial or proprietary interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript . This study was granted approval by the West Virginia University Institutional Review Board under IRB # 1902450015 .
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