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Timothy J Perkins1

  • 1Virginia Department of Health's Office of EMS, USA. tjperkins5@yahoo.com

Emergency Medical Services
|April 28, 2007
PubMed

Abstract:

Fractures are commonly encountered in the prehospital setting. Using some very basic methods and equipment, as well as some advanced equipment options, prehospital providers have the ability to recognize and treat many of these fractures.

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