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Preliminary Reports

Pilot Test of a Proposed Chemical/Biological/Radiation/ Nuclear-Capable Mass Casualty Triage System

David C. Cone Division of EMS, Section of Emergency Medicine, Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
, MD,
Donald S. MacMillan Division of EMS, Section of Emergency Medicine, Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
, MA, PA, EMT-P,
Vivek Parwani Division of EMS, Section of Emergency Medicine, Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
, MD &
Carin Van Gelder Division of EMS, Section of Emergency Medicine, Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
, MD
Pages 236-240 | Received 19 Jul 2007, Accepted 23 Oct 2007, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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