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Original Contributions

Paramedic Use of Needle Thoracostomy in the Prehospital Environment

, BS, , MD & , MD
Pages 162-168 | Received 29 Jun 2007, Accepted 02 Nov 2007, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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