Terrorist attacks have increased in frequency during the last 2 decades and tactics
used have evolved from static events to complex, multimodal attacks (
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). This creates significant challenges for prehospital personnel providing lifesaving
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: January 11, 2023
Accepted:
December 13,
2022
Received:
November 3,
2022
Publication stage
In Press Uncorrected ProofIdentification
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