| Title |
Should prehospital resuscitative thoracotomy be incorporated in advanced life support after traumatic cardiac arrest?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, November 2013
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00068-013-0356-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
A. Chalkias, T. Xanthos |
| 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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| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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| South Africa | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 19 | 95% |
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| Other | 3 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 10% |
| Researcher | 2 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 10% |
| Other | 3 | 15% |
| Unknown | 5 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 45% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 5% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 5% |
| Psychology | 1 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 7 | 35% |