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Original Research

An EMS Transport Destination Officer is Associated with Reductions in Simultaneous Emergency Department Arrivals

Timothy A. BurnsEmergency Medical and Integrated Healthcare Services Section, Montgomery County (MD) Fire and Rescue Service, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Benjamin KaufmanEmergency Medical and Integrated Healthcare Services Section, Montgomery County (MD) Fire and Rescue Service, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
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Roger M. StoneEmergency Medical and Integrated Healthcare Services Section, Montgomery County (MD) Fire and Rescue Service, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
Pages 941-945 | Received 02 Jun 2022, Accepted 22 Jul 2022, Published online: 02 Sep 2022

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