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Focus on EMS Clinicians

The Clinical Role and Activity of Advanced Clinicians in the Out-of-Hospital Environment

Kyle S. DeaverReceived June 1, 2021 from Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut (KSD, DCC); Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of EMS, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (AMR); Division of EMS, Geisinger Health System, Danville, Virginia (DFK). Revision received August 13, 2021; accepted for publication August 30, 2021.Correspondence[email protected]
, BS,
David C. ConeReceived June 1, 2021 from Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut (KSD, DCC); Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of EMS, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (AMR); Division of EMS, Geisinger Health System, Danville, Virginia (DFK). Revision received August 13, 2021; accepted for publication August 30, 2021.
, MD,
Aaron M. RhoneReceived June 1, 2021 from Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut (KSD, DCC); Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of EMS, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (AMR); Division of EMS, Geisinger Health System, Danville, Virginia (DFK). Revision received August 13, 2021; accepted for publication August 30, 2021.
, PhD &
Douglas F. KupasReceived June 1, 2021 from Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut (KSD, DCC); Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of EMS, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (AMR); Division of EMS, Geisinger Health System, Danville, Virginia (DFK). Revision received August 13, 2021; accepted for publication August 30, 2021.
, MD
Pages 682-688 | Received 01 Jun 2021, Accepted 30 Aug 2021, Published online: 04 Oct 2021

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