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Research Article

Fireground Use of an Emergency Escape Respirator

David C. Cone The Section of EMS, Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.Correspondence[email protected]
, MD,
Carin M. Van Gelder The Section of EMS, Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
, MD &
Donald MacMillan The Section of EMS, Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
, PA-C, MA, EMT-P
Pages 433-438 | Received 02 Feb 2010, Accepted 03 Mar 2010, Published online: 07 Jul 2010

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