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Original Contributions

Syringe Administration of Epinephrine by Emergency Medical Technicians for Anaphylaxis

Andrew J. LatimerCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-8043-1908
, MD ORCID Icon,
Sofia Husain
, MPH,
Jonathan Nolan
, MICP,
Vinod Doreswamy
, MD,
Thomas D. Rea
, MD, MPH,
Michael R. Sayre
, MD &
Mickey S. Eisenberg
, MD, MPH, PhD show all
Pages 319-325 | Received 20 Jul 2017, Accepted 05 Oct 2017, Published online: 15 Jan 2018

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