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Safety first — sedate and shock

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Andrew Healey
Affiliation:
PGY5, Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Resident, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
Mark Mensour
Affiliation:
Emergency Medicine, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Huntsville, Ont.
Thomas Marshall
Affiliation:
St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, Ont.

Abstract

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Type
Letters • Correspondance
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2009

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