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Original Contributions

Prehospital Echocardiography During Resuscitation Impacts Treatment in a Physician-Staffed Helicopter Emergency Medical Service: an Observational Study

Rein KetelaarsCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-3548-0417
, MD ORCID Icon,
Christian Beekers
, RN ORCID Icon,
Geert-Jan Van Geffen
, MD, PhD ORCID Icon,
Gert Jan Scheffer
, MD, PhD &
Nico Hoogerwerf
, MD, PhD ORCID Icon
Pages 406-413 | Published online: 22 Feb 2018

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