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Tactical Emergency Medical Support Programs: A Comprehensive Statewide Survey

William P. BozemanFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine (WB, JEW), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; the Department of Emergency Medicine (BMM), Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina; and Forsyth County Emergency Medical Services (TDB), Winston-Salem, North Carolina.Correspondence[email protected]
, MD,
Benjamin M. MorelFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine (WB, JEW), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; the Department of Emergency Medicine (BMM), Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina; and Forsyth County Emergency Medical Services (TDB), Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
, MD,
Timothy D. BlackFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine (WB, JEW), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; the Department of Emergency Medicine (BMM), Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina; and Forsyth County Emergency Medical Services (TDB), Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
, RN, NREMT-P &
James E. WinslowFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine (WB, JEW), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; the Department of Emergency Medicine (BMM), Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina; and Forsyth County Emergency Medical Services (TDB), Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
, MD, MPH
Pages 361-365 | Received 18 Jan 2012, Accepted 02 Feb 2012, Published online: 17 Apr 2012

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