Air Medical Journal
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 172-175 , July 2009

A Pregnant Woman with Edema: Conclusion

  • Bryan Woodford, RN, MSN, MBA, NREMT-P, CMTE

      Affiliations

    • Bryan Woodford, RN, BSN, NREMT-P, is a flight nurse at STAT MedEvac in Pittsburgh, PA, and a firefighter/paramedic with Cumberland Trail Fire District in St. Clairsville, OH. He also is a co-author and editor of Critical Care Paramedic Transport and an editor of Air and Surface Patient Transport Principles and Practice.

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 David W. Ross, DO, FACEP, Carol Wichman, BSN, MSN, and Mike MacKinnon, BSN, CEN, CCRN, CCFRN, are section editors. They can be reached at DRDR0682@aol.com.

PII: S1067-991X(09)00120-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2009.04.016

Air Medical Journal
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 172-175 , July 2009

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