The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Newsletter is the official publication of the nonprofit Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation and is published quarterly in March, June, September, and December at Overland Park, Kansas. Annual membership: Individual $25.00, Corporate $500.00. This and any additional contributions to the foundation are tax deductible

The opinions expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation or its members or board of directors.

APSF Executive Committee:

Ellison C. Pierce, Jr., M.D., President; W Me Rountree, It., Vice-President; E.S. Siker, M.D., Secretary; Burton A. Dole, Jr., Treasurer; Jeffrey & Cooper, Ph.D.; Joachim S. Gavenstein, M.D.; James F. Holzer, J.D.

Newsletter Editorial Board:

John H. Eichhom, M.D., Stanley 1. Aukburg, M.D., Jeffrey M. Beutler, C.R.N.A., M.S., Ralph A. 4)stein, M.D., David E. Lees, M.D., E.S. Siker, M.D., Bernard V. Wetchler, M.D., Mr. Mark D. Wood

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Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

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Address Newsletter comments, questions, letters, and suggestions to:

John H. Eichhorn, M.D. Editor,

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