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EDUCATION AND PRACTICE

T HE U SE OF E MERGENCY M EDICAL D ISPATCH P ROTOCOLS TO R EDUCE THE N UMBER OF I NAPPROPRIATE S CENE R ESPONSES M ADE BY A DVANCED L IFE S UPPORT P ERSONNEL

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