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Original Article

Verification of endotracheal tube placement following intubation

Robert E. O'Connor for the National Association of EMS Physicians Standards and Clinical Practice Committee; Department of Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, Delaware
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Robert A. Swor for the National Association of EMS Physicians Standards and Clinical Practice Committee; Department of Emergency Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MichiganCorrespondence<[email protected]>
Pages 248-250 | Received 02 Mar 1999, Accepted 03 Mar 1999, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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