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Advanced Resuscitative Care in Tactical Combat Casualty Care: TCCC Guidelines Change 18-01

Winter 2018

Frank Butler, MD; John B. Holcomb, MD; Stacy Shackelford, MD; Sean Barbabella, MD; Jeff Bailey, MD; Jay Baker, MD; Andrew P. Cap, MD, PhD; C\rt Conklin, ATP; Cord Cunningham, MD; Mike Davis, MD; Steve DeLellis, PA; Warren Dorlac, MD; Joseph Dubose, MD; Brian Eastridge, MD; Andrew D. Fisher, MPAS, PA-C; Jacob J. Glaser, MD; Jennifer Gurney, MD; Don Jenkins, MD; Jay Johannigman, MD; David R. King, MD; Russ Kotwal, MD; Lanny Littlejohn, MD; Robert Mabry, MD; Matthew J. Martin, MD; Ethan Miles, MD; Harold Montgomery, ATP; D. Marc Northern, MD; Kevin O’Connor, MD; Todd Rasmussen, MD; Jamie Riesberg, MD; Phil Spinella, MD; Zsolt Stockinger, MD; Geir Strandenes, MD; Darin Via, MD; Michael Weber, MD

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