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COVID-19 and EMS

Transport of a Nonintubated Prone Patient with Severe Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Due to COVID-19

, BS, FP-C, NR-P, C-NPT, , RN, BSN, CCRN, CEN, NR-EMT, , MS, APRN, CCNS, FACHE, , MD, MSc, , DO, FACEP, FCCM & , MD, FACEP, FCCM, FAAEM
Pages 55-58 | Received 27 Jul 2020, Accepted 30 Aug 2020, Published online: 12 Oct 2020

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