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Prehospital care: triage and primary survey

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  1. Trauma and Neurosurgery Intensive Care Unit, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada

    O. Predescu

  2. Departments of Critical Care and Anaesthesia, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada

    A. Baker

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Predescu, O., Baker, A. (2005). Prehospital care: triage and primary survey. In: Gullo, A. (eds) Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine — A.P.I.C.E.. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/88-470-0351-2_59

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