Evidence over dogma and anecdotes.

Am J Emerg Med

Department of Emergency Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Centre Antipoison Du Québec, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Département d'urgence, Hôpital Charles-Lemoyne, Greenfield Park, QC, Canada.

Published: December 2019

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