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International EMS

Prehospital Blood Transfusion in New South Wales, Australia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

, BN(Hons), GradCertEM, FdScParaORCID Icon, , PhD, RNORCID Icon, , MBBS, FACEMORCID Icon & , Dip RTM, MSc, MRCSEd, FFSEM, FACEMORCID Icon
Pages 404-411 | Received 05 Mar 2020, Accepted 11 May 2020, Published online: 10 Jun 2020

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