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E W Ossmann1, E A Bartkus, M L Olinger
1Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
|May 1, 1997
Abstract:
The rapid proliferation of emergency medical services in the United States has led to numerous controversies concerning delivery, interventions, and efficacy. This article presents a brief overview of the important literature in this expanding field. Important clinical topics, including first-responder defibrillation, rapid sequence intubation, and airway management, are reviewed. In addition, several important medicolegal topics pertaining to pre-hospital care are analyzed.