Moving closer to paramedic ACS rule-out in the field
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Keywords

emergency treatment
prehospital care
ACS

How to Cite

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Colbeck M. Moving closer to paramedic ACS rule-out in the field. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine [Internet]. 2017Apr.30 [cited 2023Mar.26];14(2). Available from: https://ajp.paramedics.org/index.php/ajp/article/view/570

Abstract

This editorial looks at paramedics ruling out /ACSAMI in the pre-hospital setting.
https://doi.org/10.33151/ajp.14.2.570
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