Prehospital pearls, pitfalls, and updates

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 283-301

  Ossmann, E W ^a   Bartkus, E A ^a   Olinger, M L ^a  

^a METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; DEFIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030938677     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8627(05)70299-6     Document Type: Article

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