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'She Was Cussing Us Up One Side and Down the Other': What We Heard This Week

(MedPage Today) -- "She was cussing us up one side and down the other." -- Nick Wright, DO, of Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke, recounting a patient who became surprisingly combative during CPR compressions. "It's time all...

'She Was Cussing Us Up One Side and Down the Other': What We Heard This Week

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