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Comment
. 2013 Jun 27:21:49.
doi: 10.1186/1757-7241-21-49.

Needle, knife, or device--which choice in an airway crisis?

Kate Crewdson  1 , David J Lockey
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Needle, knife, or device--which choice in an airway crisis?

Kate Crewdson et al. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. .
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    Langvad S, Hyldmo PK, Nakstad AR, Vist GE, Sandberg M. Langvad S, et al. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2013 May 31;21:43. doi: 10.1186/1757-7241-21-43. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2013. PMID: 23725520 Free PMC article.

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