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How Much Force Is Required to Dislodge an Alternate Airway?

Jestin N. Carlson University of Pittsburgh Affiliated Residency in Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh (JNC), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the Department of Technology, Buffalo State College (JM), Buffalo, New York; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham (HEW), Birmingham, Alabama.
, MD,
James Mayrose University of Pittsburgh Affiliated Residency in Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh (JNC), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the Department of Technology, Buffalo State College (JM), Buffalo, New York; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham (HEW), Birmingham, Alabama.
, PhD &
Henry E. Wang University of Pittsburgh Affiliated Residency in Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh (JNC), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the Department of Technology, Buffalo State College (JM), Buffalo, New York; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham (HEW), Birmingham, Alabama.Correspondence[email protected]
, MD, MS
Pages 31-35 | Received 12 May 2009, Accepted 16 Jul 2009, Published online: 30 Nov 2009

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