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Rocuronium versus Succinylcholine in Air Medical Rapid-Sequence Intubation

Brian HiestandFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine (BH), Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; the Department of Emergency Medicine (MTC, HAW), The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; and David P. Thomson, Inc. (DT), Manlius, New YorkCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, MPH,
Michael T. CudnikFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine (BH), Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; the Department of Emergency Medicine (MTC, HAW), The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; and David P. Thomson, Inc. (DT), Manlius, New York
, MD, MPH,
David ThomsonFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine (BH), Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; the Department of Emergency Medicine (MTC, HAW), The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; and David P. Thomson, Inc. (DT), Manlius, New York
, MS, MD &
Howard A. WermanFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine (BH), Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; the Department of Emergency Medicine (MTC, HAW), The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; and David P. Thomson, Inc. (DT), Manlius, New York
, MD
Pages 457-463 | Received 22 Feb 2011, Accepted 22 Feb 2011, Published online: 13 May 2011

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