Simple thoracostomy in prehospital trauma management is safe and effective: A 2-year experience by helicopter emergency medical crews

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 276-280

  Massarutti, Daniele ^a   Trillò, Giulio ^a   Berlot, Giorgio ^a   Tomasini, Ariella ^a   Bacer, Barbara ^b   D'Orlando, Loris ^a   Viviani, Marino ^a   Rinaldi, Adriano ^a   Babuin, Alberto ^a   Burato, Lorenzo ^a   Carchietti, Elio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chest tube; Pneumothorax; Prehospital emergency treatment; Thoracostomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HELICOPTER; HEMATOPNEUMOTHORAX; HEMATOTHORAX; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LACERATION; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIRCRAFT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEMOPNEUMOTHORAX; HEMOTHORAX; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOTHORAX; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACOSTOMY; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 33748755955     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200610000-00006     Document Type: Article

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