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Contributing Factors andIssues Associated with Rural Ambulance Crashes: Literature Review andAnnotated Bibliography

Nels D. Sanddal The Critical Illness andTrauma Foundation, Inc., Bozeman, Montana
, PhDc, MS, REMT-B,
Steve Albert Western Transportation Institute, College of Engineering—Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
, MA,
Joseph D. Hansen The Critical Illness andTrauma Foundation, Inc., Bozeman, Montana
, REMT-B &
Douglas F. Kupas Department of Emergency Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA
, MD
Pages 257-267 | Received 26 Apr 2007, Accepted 27 Oct 2007, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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