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EDUCATION AND PRACTICE

M AXIMIZING C OMFORT AND M INIMIZING I SCHEMIA : A C OMPARISON OF F OUR M ETHODS OF S PINAL I MMOBILIZATION

Mark Hauswald Department of Emergency Medicine (MHa, CS) and Emergency Medical Services Academy (CS), University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico; and the Emergency Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New Mexico Veterans Healthcare System (MHs), Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Michael Hsu Department of Emergency Medicine (MHa, CS) and Emergency Medical Services Academy (CS), University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico; and the Emergency Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New Mexico Veterans Healthcare System (MHs), Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Cy Stockoff Department of Emergency Medicine (MHa, CS) and Emergency Medical Services Academy (CS), University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico; and the Emergency Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New Mexico Veterans Healthcare System (MHs), Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Pages 250-252 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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