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The Lifesaving Potential of Specialized On-Scene Medical Support for Urban Tactical Operations

Jeffery C. Metzger Emergency Medicine Section of EMS, Homeland Security and Disaster Medicine, and the Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Emergency Services Department and Trauma Services, Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, Texas; City of Dallas Police Department, Dallas, Texas
, MD,
Alexander L. Eastman Emergency Medicine Section of EMS, Homeland Security and Disaster Medicine, and the Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Emergency Services Department and Trauma Services, Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, Texas; City of Dallas Police Department, Dallas, Texas
, MD,
Fernando L. Benitez Emergency Medicine Section of EMS, Homeland Security and Disaster Medicine, and the Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Emergency Services Department and Trauma Services, Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, Texas; City of Dallas Police Department, Dallas, Texas
, MD &
Paul E. Pepe Emergency Medicine Section of EMS, Homeland Security and Disaster Medicine, and the Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Emergency Services Department and Trauma Services, Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, Texas; City of Dallas Police Department, Dallas, Texas
, MD, MPH
Pages 528-531 | Received 04 Mar 2009, Accepted 30 Apr 2009, Published online: 09 Sep 2009

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