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Focus on Cardiac Arrest

Effect of Emergency Medical Technician–Placed Combitubes on Outcomes After Out-of-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Arrest

, MD, , NREMT-P, , MD, MHSA & , MD, MS
Pages 495-499 | Received 20 Jan 2009, Accepted 20 May 2009, Published online: 09 Sep 2009

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