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Utilization of thromboelastograms in management of Crotalus adamanteus envenomation

William F. Rushtona Office of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA;b Alabama Poison Information Center, Children's of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jessica V. Riveraa Office of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3320-307X
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Julie Brownc Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Michael Christopher Kurzc Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA;d Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA;e Center for Clinical and Translational Science, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7530-2930
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Justin Arnoldf Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3740-0978
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Pages 256-259 | Received 17 Apr 2020, Accepted 20 Jun 2020, Published online: 04 Jul 2020

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