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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 616.025 EAN: 9780131723405 Edition: 3 ISBN: 0131723405 Label: Prentice Hall Manufacturer: Prentice Hall Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 560 Publication Date: August 14, 2006 Publisher: Prentice Hall Studio: Prentice Hall Related Items:
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 Rating: - MUST HAVE FOR EMT'S MEDICS, NURSES WILL BENEFIT ANYONE IN EMERGENCY CARE AIDES, EMT, MEDIC, NURSE, EVERYONE ****A MUST HAVE FOR PARAMEDIC CLASS******** 
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