On scene thoracotomy: A case report

Resuscitation

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-47

  Craig, Richard ^a   Clarke, Kevin ^b   Coats, Timothy John ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chest injury; Pre hospital care; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; STAB WOUND; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX INJURY;

ADULT; EMERGENCIES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; RESUSCITATION; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACOTOMY; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 0032997808     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(98)00151-8     Document Type: Article

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