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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

D IAGNOSIS AND T RIAGE BY EMS P ROFESSIONALS

THOMAS REA Division of Emergency Services, Department of Public Health-Seattle & King County, Seattle, Washington
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MICHELE PLORDE Division of Emergency Services, Department of Public Health-Seattle & King County, Seattle, Washington
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MARK HAUSWALD Departments of Clinical Affairs and Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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SALVATORE SILVESTRI Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida; Department of Emergency Medicine, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, Florida; Institute of Emergency Medical Services, Education and Research, Inc., Orlando, Florida
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STEVEN G. ROTHROCK Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida; Department of Emergency Medicine, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, Florida
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JOSEPH R. PAGANE Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida; Department of Emergency Medicine, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, Florida
Pages 295-297 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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