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Research Article

Medical Events During the 2009 Los Angeles County Station Fire: Lessons for Wildfire EMS Planning

Benjamin SquireFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine (BS), Harbor–UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California; and the Los Angeles County EMS Agency (CC, SR), Santa Fe Springs, CaliforniaCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, MPH,
Cathy ChidesterFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine (BS), Harbor–UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California; and the Los Angeles County EMS Agency (CC, SR), Santa Fe Springs, California
, RN &
Stephanie RabyFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine (BS), Harbor–UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California; and the Los Angeles County EMS Agency (CC, SR), Santa Fe Springs, California
, RN
Pages 464-472 | Received 21 Apr 2011, Accepted 13 May 2011, Published online: 26 Aug 2011

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