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Published in: Critical Care 3/2013

01-06-2013 | Commentary

Traumatic cardiac arrests - the action or the provider, what makes the difference?

Author: Kelly R Klein

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 3/2013

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Abstract

Traumatic cardiac arrest resuscitation is considered a heroic and futile endeavor. However, newer articles have more promising statistics and divide between prehospital ground and helicopter transport. Here we discuss why there might be a difference in the survivability of this subset of trauma patients.
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Metadata
Title
Traumatic cardiac arrests - the action or the provider, what makes the difference?
Author
Kelly R Klein
Publication date
01-06-2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 3/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc12720

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