Utstein, Kaiser, and Scrooge
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Utstein, Kaiser, and Scrooge.
Medical Director, EMS, Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, Colo. Correspondence: Stewart L. Greisman, DO, FACEP, Medical Director, EMS, Swedish Medical Center, 501 East Hampden Avenue, Englewood, CO 80150-0101 USA An unusual grouping of names highlights a puzzling dilemma for emergency medical services (EMS). Utstein is the name of an ancient abbey off the Norwegian coast, Henry Kaiser is the fa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
سال: 1993
ISSN: 1049-023X,1945-1938
DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x00039947