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Mandating automated external defibrillators in schools: Fire, ready, aim!

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Lance Brown
Lance Brown*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, Calif

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Keywords

chest traumapediatriccommotio cordisresuscitationdefibrillation
Type
Commentary • Commentaire
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 6 , Issue 6 , November 2004 , pp. 431 - 433
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2004

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