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C AN P ARAMEDICS A CCURATELY I DENTIFY P ATIENTS W HO D O N OT R EQUIRE E MERGENCY D EPARTMENT C ARE ?

Salvatore Silvestri Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida (SS, SGR, JP); the Department of Emergency Medicine, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, Florida (SS, SGR, DK, JL, JP); and the Office of Medical Director, Orange County, Florida (SS, MB).
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Steven G. Rothrock Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida (SS, SGR, JP); the Department of Emergency Medicine, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, Florida (SS, SGR, DK, JL, JP); and the Office of Medical Director, Orange County, Florida (SS, MB).
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Dan Kennedy Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida (SS, SGR, JP); the Department of Emergency Medicine, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, Florida (SS, SGR, DK, JL, JP); and the Office of Medical Director, Orange County, Florida (SS, MB).
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Jay Ladde Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida (SS, SGR, JP); the Department of Emergency Medicine, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, Florida (SS, SGR, DK, JL, JP); and the Office of Medical Director, Orange County, Florida (SS, MB).
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Marsha Bryant Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida (SS, SGR, JP); the Department of Emergency Medicine, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, Florida (SS, SGR, DK, JL, JP); and the Office of Medical Director, Orange County, Florida (SS, MB).
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Joseph Pagane Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida (SS, SGR, JP); the Department of Emergency Medicine, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, Florida (SS, SGR, DK, JL, JP); and the Office of Medical Director, Orange County, Florida (SS, MB).
Pages 387-390 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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