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Research Article

Death in the Field: Teaching Paramedics to Deliver Effective Death Notifications Using the Educational Intervention “GRIEV_ING”

Cherri HobgoodFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine ndianapolis ndianaCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Dana Mathewthe Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine hapel Hill orth Carolina
, MD,
Donald J. Woodyardthe Department of Family Medicine and Office of Medical Education, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
,
Frances S. Shoferand the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, PhD &
Jane H. Bricethe Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine hapel Hill orth Carolina
, MD, MPH
Pages 501-510 | Received 28 Mar 2013, Accepted 26 Mar 2013, Published online: 27 Jun 2013

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