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Exposure to Carbon Monoxide for Patients and Providers in an Urban Emergency Medical Service

Dominik RothFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna (DR, AB, HH, WS, CH), Vienna, Austria; and the Vienna Municipal Ambulance Service (GS, RM), Vienna, Austria.
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Andrea BayerFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna (DR, AB, HH, WS, CH), Vienna, Austria; and the Vienna Municipal Ambulance Service (GS, RM), Vienna, Austria.
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Georg SchrattenbacherFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna (DR, AB, HH, WS, CH), Vienna, Austria; and the Vienna Municipal Ambulance Service (GS, RM), Vienna, Austria.
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Reinhard MalzerFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna (DR, AB, HH, WS, CH), Vienna, Austria; and the Vienna Municipal Ambulance Service (GS, RM), Vienna, Austria.
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Harald HerknerFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna (DR, AB, HH, WS, CH), Vienna, Austria; and the Vienna Municipal Ambulance Service (GS, RM), Vienna, Austria.
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Wolfgang SchreiberFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna (DR, AB, HH, WS, CH), Vienna, Austria; and the Vienna Municipal Ambulance Service (GS, RM), Vienna, Austria.Correspondence[email protected]
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Christof HavelFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna (DR, AB, HH, WS, CH), Vienna, Austria; and the Vienna Municipal Ambulance Service (GS, RM), Vienna, Austria.
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Pages 354-360 | Received 21 Feb 2012, Accepted 19 Dec 2012, Published online: 07 Mar 2013

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