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The pneumatic anti-shock garment (pasg): Can we really recommend it?

Angelo A. Salvucci Medical Director, Emergency Medical Services Agency, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, California, Clinical Instructor in Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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Kristi L. Koenig Consultant, Accident b Emergency Department, St. George's Hospital, University of London London, UK, Director of Prehospital & Disaster Medicine, Highland General Hospital, UCSF, San Francisco, California
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Samuel J. Stratton Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Medical Director, Los Angeles County EMS Agency, Los Angeles, California
Pages 86-87 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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