Air Medical Journal
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 144-148 , July 2006

Current practice in pediatric immobilization—an editorial

  • Christopher Wagner, RN, CFRN, EMT-P

      Affiliations

    • Christopher Wagner, RN, CFRN, EMT-P, and Paul Mazurek, RN, BSN, CCRN, CEN, EMT-P, are flight nurse specialists with Survival Flight at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
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  • Paul Mazurek, RN, BSN, CCRN, CEN, EMT-P

      Affiliations

    • Christopher Wagner, RN, CFRN, EMT-P, and Paul Mazurek, RN, BSN, CCRN, CEN, EMT-P, are flight nurse specialists with Survival Flight at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

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PII: S1067-991X(06)00144-1

doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2006.05.001

Air Medical Journal
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 144-148 , July 2006

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