Development of a simple algorithm to guide the effective management of traumatic cardiac arrest

Resuscitation

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 738-742

  Lockey, David J ^a,b   Lyon, Richard M ^a   Davies, Gareth E ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Cardiac arrest; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; DECOMPRESSION; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIA; INJURY; NOTE; OXYGENATION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESUSCITATION; THORACOTOMY; THORAX INJURY;

EID: 84879879161     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.12.003     Document Type: Article

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