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EDUCATION AND PRACTICE

H ELICOPTER E MERGENCY M EDICAL S ERVICES R OLES IN D ISASTER O PERATIONS

Stephen H. Thomas Boston MedFlight (SHT, TH, SKW, DPT), the Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School (SHT), and the Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine (SKW), Boston, Massachusetts.
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Tim Harrison Boston MedFlight (SHT, TH, SKW, DPT), the Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School (SHT), and the Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine (SKW), Boston, Massachusetts.
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Suzanne K. Wedel Boston MedFlight (SHT, TH, SKW, DPT), the Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School (SHT), and the Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine (SKW), Boston, Massachusetts.
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Daniel P. Thomas Boston MedFlight (SHT, TH, SKW, DPT), the Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School (SHT), and the Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine (SKW), Boston, Massachusetts.
Pages 338-344 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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