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Document Delivery/ILL -- Clinical emergency (Urgent Patient Care)

Question: How do I send a request to NLM in case of a clinical emergency/urgent patient care?
Answer:

Requests for articles needed in case of a clinical emergency/urgent patient care may be sent to the National Library of Medicine (NLM) for expedited handling. The LIBID for requesting clinical emergency requests is MDULMF. Non-DOCLINE libraries must fax their clinical emergency requests to 301-496-2809. Clinical emergency requests are filled by NLM within two hours after receipt. The delivery methods for clinical emergency requests are fax, e-mail, web, and Ariel.

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Last reviewed: 22 September 2008
Last updated: 22 September 2008
First published: 07 June 2007
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