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  • 1Yu Jia, MBBS Doctor, Department of Emergency Medicine and Researcher, Laboratory of Emergency Medicine, Staff, West China School of Nursing, West China Hospital, and Disaster Medical Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. Yongli Gao, BSc Nurse, Department of Emergency Medicine and Researcher, Laboratory of Emergency Medicine, Teacher, West China School of Nursing, West China Hospital, and Committee Member, Disaster Medical Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. Dongze Li, MBBS Doctor, Department of Emergency Medicine and Researcher, Laboratory of Emergency Medicine, Staff, West China School of Nursing, West China Hospital, and Disaster Medical Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. Yu Cao, MD Doctor, Department of Emergency Medicine and Researcher, Laboratory of Emergency Medicine, West China Hospital, and Committee Member Disaster Medical Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. Yisong Cheng, MBBS Doctor, Department of Cardiology and Intensive Care Unit, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. Fanghui Li, MBBS Doctor, Department of Cardiology, and Staff at West China School of Nursing, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. Lei Xiao, MBBS Doctor, Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University; and Department of Cardiology, Chengdu BOE Hospital, Chengdu, China. Ying Jiang, MBBS Doctor, Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. Zhi Wan, MD Doctor, Department of Emergency Medicine and Researcher, Laboratory of Emergency Medicine, West China Hospital, and Committee Member Disaster Medical Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. Zhi Zeng, MD Doctor, Department of Emergency Medicine and Researcher, Laboratory of Emergency Medicine, West China Hospital, and Committee Member, Disaster Medical Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. Rui Zeng, MD Doctor, Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

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