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Review Article| Volume 41, ISSUE 1, P161-182, February 2023

The Big Five—Lifesaving Procedures in the Trauma Bay

  • Sagar B. Dave
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    Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Grady Memorial Hospital, 1750 Gambrell Drive Northeast, Hospital Tower, Suite T5L41, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA

    Department of Anesthesiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University, 1750 Gambrell Drive Northeast, Hospital Tower, Suite T5L41, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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  • Jesse Shriki
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    Department of Emergency Medicine, Banner University Hospital, Banner-University Medical Center, 1111 East McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ 85006, USA
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