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Focus on EMS Clinicians

Differences in Characteristics between EMS Clinicians with Patient Care and Non-Patient Care Roles

Alix Delamare Fauvela Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio;b Emergency Department, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, FranceORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3185-8643
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Jonathan R. Powellc The National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, Columbus, Ohio;d Division of Epidemiology, The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus, OhioORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3443-0247
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Jordan D. Kurthc The National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, Columbus, OhioORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6739-0726
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Henry E. Wanga Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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Ashish R. Panchala Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio;c The National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, Columbus, Ohio;d Division of Epidemiology, The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus, OhioCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 432-438 | Received 07 May 2022, Accepted 07 Jul 2022, Published online: 29 Aug 2022

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