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Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg · Jun 2014
Should prehospital resuscitative thoracotomy be incorporated in advanced life support after traumatic cardiac arrest?
- A Chalkias and T Xanthos.
- MSc "Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation", Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. thanoschalkias@yahoo.gr.
- Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2014 Jun 1; 40 (3): 395-7.
AbstractThe 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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