• Der Unfallchirurg · Apr 2017

    Case Reports

    [Clamshell thoracotomy after thoracic knife wounds].

    • Marcus Rudolph, Niko R E Schneider, and Erik Popp.
    • DRF-Luftrettung, Mannheim, Deutschland. marcus.rudolph@drf-luftrettung.de.
    • Unfallchirurg. 2017 Apr 1; 120 (4): 344-349.

    AbstractResuscitation in the event of traumatic cardiac arrest was for a long time considered to be a less than promising technique to employ; however, current data indicate that the prospects of success need not be any poorer than for resuscitation due to cardiac distress. The targeted and rapid remedying of reversible causes can re-establish the circulatory function and the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) algorithm for traumatic cardiac arrest is a helpful guide in this respect. This case report illustrates the resolute implementation of this algorithm in the prehospital environment in the case of an attempted suicide by a thoracic knife wound.

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