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Research Article

National Characteristics of Emergency Medical Services Responses in the United States

Henry E. WangFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham (HEW, KS), Birmingham, Alabama; the Intermountain Injury Control and Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine (NCM, KJ, MD), Salt Lake City, Utah; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (GM), Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh (DMY), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Correspondence[email protected]
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N. Clay MannFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham (HEW, KS), Birmingham, Alabama; the Intermountain Injury Control and Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine (NCM, KJ, MD), Salt Lake City, Utah; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (GM), Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh (DMY), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Karen E. JacobsonFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham (HEW, KS), Birmingham, Alabama; the Intermountain Injury Control and Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine (NCM, KJ, MD), Salt Lake City, Utah; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (GM), Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh (DMY), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Mengtao Dai, MSFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham (HEW, KS), Birmingham, Alabama; the Intermountain Injury Control and Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine (NCM, KJ, MD), Salt Lake City, Utah; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (GM), Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh (DMY), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Gregory MearsFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham (HEW, KS), Birmingham, Alabama; the Intermountain Injury Control and Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine (NCM, KJ, MD), Salt Lake City, Utah; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (GM), Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh (DMY), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Kathleen SmyrskiFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham (HEW, KS), Birmingham, Alabama; the Intermountain Injury Control and Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine (NCM, KJ, MD), Salt Lake City, Utah; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (GM), Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh (DMY), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Donald M. YealyFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham (HEW, KS), Birmingham, Alabama; the Intermountain Injury Control and Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine (NCM, KJ, MD), Salt Lake City, Utah; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (GM), Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh (DMY), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Pages 8-14 | Received 20 Apr 2012, Accepted 08 Aug 2012, Published online: 16 Oct 2012

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