Air Medical Journal
Volume 25, Issue 6 , Pages 236-237 , November 2006

Cardiomyopathy in a child induced by intentional ipecac poisoning

  • Christopher Wagner, RN, CFRN, EMT-P

      Affiliations

    • Christopher Wagner, RN, CFRN, EMT-P, and Wilson Bowers, MS, RN, CFRN, EMT-P, are flight nurse specialists with the University of Michigan Medical Center's Survival Fight in Ann Arbor.
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  • Wilson Bowers, MS, RN, CFRN, EMT-P

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PII: S1067-991X(06)00163-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2006.06.006

Air Medical Journal
Volume 25, Issue 6 , Pages 236-237 , November 2006

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