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Only after failure of simple firstaid (i.e. Paper: Hosseinialhashemi M et al. ED LOS >2hrs: Control: 20.8% ED LOS >2hrs: Control: 20.8% ED LOS >2hrs: Control: 20.8% ED LOS >2hrs: Control: 20.8% Intervention: 50% OR 0.56; 95% CI 0.33 Intervention: 9.2% OR 0.38; 95% CI 0.18
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