title: Roadside resuscitation: a simple kit.
abstract: Of the many car accident victims who die at the scene of the accident or during transit to hospital from anoxia or blood volume depletion, 20% need not do so. The resuscitative facilities of the casualty department can, to a considerable extent, be made available at the roadside by doctors who carry in the boots of their cars simple, well-organized equipment. This is invaluable too for other emergencies, such as cardiac arrest and drowning. A study has been made of the most useful, basic lifesaving equipment which can be readily available. The items which are recommended are simple and familiar and are contained in a case with a pliable, polyurethane insert which is designed to hold the components in accurate recesses.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D002648:Child; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000295:instrumentation*