Heat waves threaten the old
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Claire Caruso, RN, MSN, is a clinical nurse specialist, University Hospital, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, OH
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Virginia Posey, RN, BSN, is a coordinator of nursing practice, St. Alphonus Regional Medical Center, Boise, ID. She was a nurse clinician, emergency department, UCMC, when she coauthored this article.
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