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. 2018 Sep 5;2(4):373-374.
doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2018.8.39195. eCollection 2018 Nov.

A Brush with Danger

Alexander W Hirsch  1 , Erica Y Popovsky  1 , Lise E Nigrovic  1 , Michele M Burns  1
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A Brush with Danger

Alexander W Hirsch et al. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. .
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Conflicts of Interest: By the CPC-EM article submission agreement, all authors are required to disclose all affiliations, funding sources and financial or management relationships that could be perceived as potential sources of bias. The authors disclosed none.

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Tip of the toothbrush terminating adjacent to branches of the external carotid artery, just anterior and lateral to the left internal carotid artery and adjacent to the internal jugular vein.
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