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Education and Practice

Paramedic Training for Proficient Prehospital Endotracheal Intubation

Keir J. Warner Department of Surgery (KJW, EMB), Department of Emergency Services (DC, MKC), Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine (DC, CRC), and Department of Anesthesiology (SRS), Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.Correspondence[email protected]
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David Carlbom Department of Surgery (KJW, EMB), Department of Emergency Services (DC, MKC), Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine (DC, CRC), and Department of Anesthesiology (SRS), Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
, MD,
Colin R. Cooke Department of Surgery (KJW, EMB), Department of Emergency Services (DC, MKC), Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine (DC, CRC), and Department of Anesthesiology (SRS), Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
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Eileen M. Bulger Department of Surgery (KJW, EMB), Department of Emergency Services (DC, MKC), Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine (DC, CRC), and Department of Anesthesiology (SRS), Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
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Michael K. Copass Department of Surgery (KJW, EMB), Department of Emergency Services (DC, MKC), Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine (DC, CRC), and Department of Anesthesiology (SRS), Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
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Sam R. Sharar Department of Surgery (KJW, EMB), Department of Emergency Services (DC, MKC), Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine (DC, CRC), and Department of Anesthesiology (SRS), Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
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Pages 103-108 | Received 10 Jan 2009, Accepted 01 May 2009, Published online: 30 Nov 2009

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