Vaginal Bleeding in the Pregnant Patient
Pregnancy complications can threaten lives
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Scott R. Snyder, BS, NREMT-P, is the EMT program director for the San Francisco Paramedic Association. Contact him at scottrsnyder@me.com.
Sean M. Kivlehan, MD, MPH, NREMT-P, is an emergency medicine resident at the University of California, San Francisco and a former New York City paramedic. Contact him at sean.kivlehan@gmail.com.
Kevin T. Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT, is the performance improvement coordinator for Vitalink/Airlink in Wilmington, NC, and a lead instructor for Wilderness Medical Associates. Contact him at kcollopy@colgatealumni.org.
