Air Medical Journal
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 173-175 , July 2006

Sedative use in patients receiving neuromuscular blocking agents from a helicopter flight team

  • Michael A. Frakes, APRN, CCNS, CFRN, CCRN, EMTP

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Michael A. Frakes, LIFE STAR/Hartford Hospital, 80 Seymour Street, P.O. Box 5037, Hartford, CT 06102-5037
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  • Wendy R. Lord, BSN, CCRN, EMTP

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PII: S1067-991X(06)00072-1

doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2006.04.006

Air Medical Journal
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 173-175 , July 2006

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