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European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

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01-06-2014 | Letter

Should prehospital resuscitative thoracotomy be incorporated in advanced life support after traumatic cardiac arrest?

Authors: A. Chalkias, T. Xanthos

Published in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery | Issue 3/2014

Abstract

The survival of traumatic cardiac arrest patients poses a challenge for Emergency Medical Services initiating advanced life support on-scene, especially with regard to having to decide immediately whether to initiate prehospital emergency thoracotomy. Although the necessity for carrying out the procedure remains a cause for debate, it can be life-saving when performed with the correct indications and approaches.

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Title: Should prehospital resuscitative thoracotomy be incorporated in advanced life support after traumatic cardiac arrest?
Authors: A. Chalkias
T. Xanthos
Publication date: 01-06-2014
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery / Issue 3/2014
Print ISSN: 1863-9933
Electronic ISSN: 1863-9941
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-013-0356-5

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Should prehospital resuscitative thoracotomy be incorporated in advanced life support after traumatic cardiac arrest?

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