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EDUCATION AND PRACTICE

P ROSPECTIVE D ETERMINATION OF M EDICAL N ECESSITY FOR A MBULANCE T RANSPORT BY P ARAMEDICS

Matthew C. Gratton Department of Emergency Medicine (MCG, SRE, JH, OJM), Truman Medical Center, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, and the EMS Section (MCG), Kansas City, Missouri Health Department, Kansas City, Missouri.
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Stefanie R. Ellison Department of Emergency Medicine (MCG, SRE, JH, OJM), Truman Medical Center, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, and the EMS Section (MCG), Kansas City, Missouri Health Department, Kansas City, Missouri.
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Jason Hunt Department of Emergency Medicine (MCG, SRE, JH, OJM), Truman Medical Center, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, and the EMS Section (MCG), Kansas City, Missouri Health Department, Kansas City, Missouri.
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O. John Ma, MD Department of Emergency Medicine (MCG, SRE, JH, OJM), Truman Medical Center, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, and the EMS Section (MCG), Kansas City, Missouri Health Department, Kansas City, Missouri.
Pages 466-469 | Published online: 28 Aug 2009

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