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Research Article

No Deaths Associated with Patient Refusal of Transport After Naloxone-Reversed Opioid Overdose

David A. Wampler From the Department of Emergency Health Sciences (DAW, CAM), University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas; Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office (DKM), San Antonio, Texas; Brook Army Medical Center (JMcM), Fort Sam Houston, Texas; and San Antonio Fire Department (DAW, PL, CAM), San Antonio, Texas. Revision received February 14, 2011; accepted for publication February 15, 2011.Correspondence[email protected]
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D. Kimberley Molina From the Department of Emergency Health Sciences (DAW, CAM), University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas; Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office (DKM), San Antonio, Texas; Brook Army Medical Center (JMcM), Fort Sam Houston, Texas; and San Antonio Fire Department (DAW, PL, CAM), San Antonio, Texas. Revision received February 14, 2011; accepted for publication February 15, 2011.
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John McManus From the Department of Emergency Health Sciences (DAW, CAM), University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas; Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office (DKM), San Antonio, Texas; Brook Army Medical Center (JMcM), Fort Sam Houston, Texas; and San Antonio Fire Department (DAW, PL, CAM), San Antonio, Texas. Revision received February 14, 2011; accepted for publication February 15, 2011.
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Philip Laws From the Department of Emergency Health Sciences (DAW, CAM), University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas; Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office (DKM), San Antonio, Texas; Brook Army Medical Center (JMcM), Fort Sam Houston, Texas; and San Antonio Fire Department (DAW, PL, CAM), San Antonio, Texas. Revision received February 14, 2011; accepted for publication February 15, 2011.
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Craig A. Manifold From the Department of Emergency Health Sciences (DAW, CAM), University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas; Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office (DKM), San Antonio, Texas; Brook Army Medical Center (JMcM), Fort Sam Houston, Texas; and San Antonio Fire Department (DAW, PL, CAM), San Antonio, Texas. Revision received February 14, 2011; accepted for publication February 15, 2011.
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Pages 320-324 | Published online: 25 May 2011

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