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ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

H AZARDOUS M ATERIALS R ESPONSES IN A M ID-SIZED M ETROPOLITAN A REA

Frank G. Walter Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center (FGW, EAC, TB, DWS, TV) and the Division of Medical Toxicology, Medical Toxicology Fellowship (FGW, TB), Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; and the Tucson Fire Department, Hazardous Materials Response Team (GB), Tucson, Arizona.
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Gerry Bates Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center (FGW, EAC, TB, DWS, TV) and the Division of Medical Toxicology, Medical Toxicology Fellowship (FGW, TB), Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; and the Tucson Fire Department, Hazardous Materials Response Team (GB), Tucson, Arizona.
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Elizabeth A. Criss Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center (FGW, EAC, TB, DWS, TV) and the Division of Medical Toxicology, Medical Toxicology Fellowship (FGW, TB), Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; and the Tucson Fire Department, Hazardous Materials Response Team (GB), Tucson, Arizona.
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Tareg Bey Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center (FGW, EAC, TB, DWS, TV) and the Division of Medical Toxicology, Medical Toxicology Fellowship (FGW, TB), Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; and the Tucson Fire Department, Hazardous Materials Response Team (GB), Tucson, Arizona.
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Daniel W. Spaite Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center (FGW, EAC, TB, DWS, TV) and the Division of Medical Toxicology, Medical Toxicology Fellowship (FGW, TB), Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; and the Tucson Fire Department, Hazardous Materials Response Team (GB), Tucson, Arizona.
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Terence Valenzuela Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center (FGW, EAC, TB, DWS, TV) and the Division of Medical Toxicology, Medical Toxicology Fellowship (FGW, TB), Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; and the Tucson Fire Department, Hazardous Materials Response Team (GB), Tucson, Arizona.
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