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Pre-hospital thoracotomy and aortic clamping in blunt trauma

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Cliff Reid

This is one of those ‘wow they really do that!?‘ papers…Patients undergoing thoracotomy and aortic clamping for pre-hospital blunt traumatic arrest either in the field or in the ED were evaluated for the outcome of survival to ICU admission. None … Continue reading →

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Thoracostomy in blunt traumatic arrest

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Cliff Reid

37 patients with blunt traumatic cardiac arrest underwent attempted resuscitation by a HEMS crew over a four year period. Chest decompression was performed in 18 cases (17 thoracostomy, one needle decompression). The procedure revealed evidence of chest injury in 10 … Continue reading →

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No benefit from drugs in pre-hospital cardiac arrest

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Cliff Reid

A Norwegian randomised controlled trial over five years compared out-of-hospital nontraumatic cardiac arrest outcomes between ACLS protocols with and without access to intravenous drugs (epinephrine/adrenaline, atropine, amiodarone). Patients randomised to the drug group had a higher rate of hospital admission … Continue reading →

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