To my special partner Jennifer Stanley, an inspiration as to what vision, dedication, and perseverance, along with bottomless energy, can accomplish. She has supported me in so many ways throughout the writing of this fourth edition. I will be forever grateful.
—Philip M. Buttaravoli
To my wife Robyn, thank you for your ongoing support no matter what life brings our way. To Philip Buttaravoli, thank you for inviting me to be a part of the third and now fourth editions of Minor Emergencies.
—Stephen Leffler
To Drs. Phil Buttaravoli, Ruth Uphold, Steve Leffler, Ray Keller, Dave Clauss, and Peter Weimersheimer, the physician leaders in Emergency Medicine who blazed the trail of academic growth at the University of Vermont while fulfilling our clinical mission.
—R. Ramsey Herrington
