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To all those health professionals who have put themselves in harm’s way to care for patients in the front lines of the COVID‐19 pandemic.
Fundamentals of Pharmacology for Paramedics
Edited by
IAN PEATE, OBE, FRCN
Senior Lecturer
University of Roehampton
London, UK
SUZANNE EVANS, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Newcastle Australia
Callaghan, Australia
LISA CLEGG, PhD, MHLTHSC, BHLTHSC
Senior Lecturer
Charles Sturt University
Australia
This edition first published 2022
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