A successful emergency thoracotomy performed in the field

Resuscitation

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 530-533

  Corral, Ervigio ^a   Silva, Jacobo ^b   Suárez, Rosa M ^c   Nuñez, José ^d   Cuesta, Ceferina ^e  

^a Emergency and Medical Rescue Service of Madrid SAMUR PROTECCIÓN CIVIL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c Subdirección General SAMUR Protección Civil Ayuntamiento de   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e SAMUR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Emergency thoracotomy; Internal cardiac massage; Open chest CPR; Open chest trauma; Pericardial tamponade; Prehospital emergency service

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; HEART OUTPUT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KNIFE CUT; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART ARREST; HEART MASSAGE; HUMANS; MALE; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACOTOMY; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 35748935067     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.06.025     Document Type: Article

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