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Hypoxia and hypotension, the “lethal duo” in traumatic brain injury: implications for prehospital care

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Stahel, P.F., Smith, W.R. & Moore, E.E. Hypoxia and hypotension, the “lethal duo” in traumatic brain injury: implications for prehospital care. Intensive Care Med 34, 402–404 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-007-0889-3

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