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Focus on Endotracheal Intubation

Paramedic Perceptions of Challenges in Out-of-Hospital Endotracheal Intubation

, BA, BS, , BS, NREMT-P & , MD, MS
Pages 219-223 | Received 11 Aug 2006, Accepted 10 Oct 2006, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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