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National research guideline for prehospital emergency medical care

A prospective Delphi-study

Abdulrhman S. Alghamdi, Ahmed M. Alotaibi, Khaled J. Alshammari, Abdulrahman J. Alharbi, Rayyan S. Alrabiah, Abdulmohsen Y. Hadadi, Mohammed M. Albloushi and Abdullah A. Alabdali
Saudi Medical Journal November 2022, 43 (11) 1265-1269; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.11.20220570
Abdulrhman S. Alghamdi
From the College of Applied Medical Sciences (Alghamdi, Alotaibi, Alshammari, Alharbi, Alrabiah, Hadadi, Albloushi, Alabdali), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alghamdi, Alotaibi, Alshammari, Alharbi, Alrabiah, Hadadi, Albloushi, Alabdali), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences (Alotaibi), University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
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Ahmed M. Alotaibi
From the College of Applied Medical Sciences (Alghamdi, Alotaibi, Alshammari, Alharbi, Alrabiah, Hadadi, Albloushi, Alabdali), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alghamdi, Alotaibi, Alshammari, Alharbi, Alrabiah, Hadadi, Albloushi, Alabdali), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences (Alotaibi), University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
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Khaled J. Alshammari
From the College of Applied Medical Sciences (Alghamdi, Alotaibi, Alshammari, Alharbi, Alrabiah, Hadadi, Albloushi, Alabdali), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alghamdi, Alotaibi, Alshammari, Alharbi, Alrabiah, Hadadi, Albloushi, Alabdali), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences (Alotaibi), University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
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Abdulrahman J. Alharbi
From the College of Applied Medical Sciences (Alghamdi, Alotaibi, Alshammari, Alharbi, Alrabiah, Hadadi, Albloushi, Alabdali), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alghamdi, Alotaibi, Alshammari, Alharbi, Alrabiah, Hadadi, Albloushi, Alabdali), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences (Alotaibi), University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
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Rayyan S. Alrabiah
From the College of Applied Medical Sciences (Alghamdi, Alotaibi, Alshammari, Alharbi, Alrabiah, Hadadi, Albloushi, Alabdali), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alghamdi, Alotaibi, Alshammari, Alharbi, Alrabiah, Hadadi, Albloushi, Alabdali), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences (Alotaibi), University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
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Abdulmohsen Y. Hadadi
From the College of Applied Medical Sciences (Alghamdi, Alotaibi, Alshammari, Alharbi, Alrabiah, Hadadi, Albloushi, Alabdali), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alghamdi, Alotaibi, Alshammari, Alharbi, Alrabiah, Hadadi, Albloushi, Alabdali), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences (Alotaibi), University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
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Mohammed M. Albloushi
From the College of Applied Medical Sciences (Alghamdi, Alotaibi, Alshammari, Alharbi, Alrabiah, Hadadi, Albloushi, Alabdali), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alghamdi, Alotaibi, Alshammari, Alharbi, Alrabiah, Hadadi, Albloushi, Alabdali), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences (Alotaibi), University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
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Abdullah A. Alabdali
From the College of Applied Medical Sciences (Alghamdi, Alotaibi, Alshammari, Alharbi, Alrabiah, Hadadi, Albloushi, Alabdali), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alghamdi, Alotaibi, Alshammari, Alharbi, Alrabiah, Hadadi, Albloushi, Alabdali), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences (Alotaibi), University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
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Saudi Medical Journal Nov 2022, 43 (11) 1265-1269; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2022.43.11.20220570

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