JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Page 44 , March 2007

A Pocket Full of Kryptonite

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doi: 10.1016/S0197-2510(07)70083-9

JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Page 44 , March 2007