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Myth: The Trendelenburg position improves circulation in cases of shock

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Sonia Johnson  and
Sean O. Henderson
Sonia Johnson
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
Sean O. Henderson*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
*
Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, LAC+USC Medical Center, Unit #1, Rm. 1011, 1200 N State St., Los Angeles CA 90033; 323 226-6667, fax 323 226-8044, sohender@usc.edu

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Type
Medical Mythology • Mythes Médicaux
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , January 2004 , pp. 48 - 49
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2004

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