Jeffrey L Pellegrino, Stephen E Smith, Abigail Nolan, Nathan Charlton, Craig Goolsby
Learner's Stop the Bleed Outcomes Between Lay Instructor and Emergency Medical Services (EMS)-Trained Instructor Groups
Cureus
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