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CASE CONFERENCE

S UCCESSFUL P ATIENT O UTCOME AFTER F IELD E XTREMITY A MPUTATION AND C ARDIAC A RREST

Jeffrey D. Ho Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center (JDH, BDM, JRM, JLB), Minneapolis, Minnesota; and the Emergency Department, North Memorial Medical Center (MC), Robbinsdale, Minnesota.
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Marc Conterato Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center (JDH, BDM, JRM, JLB), Minneapolis, Minnesota; and the Emergency Department, North Memorial Medical Center (MC), Robbinsdale, Minnesota.
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Brian D. Mahoney Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center (JDH, BDM, JRM, JLB), Minneapolis, Minnesota; and the Emergency Department, North Memorial Medical Center (MC), Robbinsdale, Minnesota.
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James R. Miner Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center (JDH, BDM, JRM, JLB), Minneapolis, Minnesota; and the Emergency Department, North Memorial Medical Center (MC), Robbinsdale, Minnesota.
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Jill L. Benson Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center (JDH, BDM, JRM, JLB), Minneapolis, Minnesota; and the Emergency Department, North Memorial Medical Center (MC), Robbinsdale, Minnesota.
Pages 149-153 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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