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In this case it is clear that in some exceptional cases it is necessary to accept that the patient’s situation deteriorates through the measures taken, which can be unavoidable in order to save him. And that sometimes a second attempt is necessary to achieve the desired goal.
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Koppenberg, J. (2023). Unconscious in Industrial Area. In: Wenzel, V. (eds) Case Studies in Emergency Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-67249-5_5
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