Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 48-56 , March 2010

Pediatric Patients in the Adult Trauma Bay—Comfort Level and Challenges

  • Kimberly P. Stone, MD, MS, MA

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Kimberly P. Stone, MD, MS, MA, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, M/S B-5520, Seattle, WA 98105.
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  • George A. Woodward, MD, MBA

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doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2009.12.001

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 48-56 , March 2010

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