title: [Severe thoracic trauma: under what accident and resuscitation conditions can it still be treated?].
abstract: Severe thoracic trauma is a major cause of early death following road accident. 569 non-surviving and 112 surviving victims of traffic casualties were documented by the Accident Research Unit of the Clinic of Trauma Surgery, Hannover Medical School from 1973 to 1987. Medical data and measures of rescue were evaluated with a view to way of clinical therapies, lethal outcome and time of death. Primary intubation and chest draining seems to be the most successful initial treatment on the scene and during transport.
authors.affiliation: Unfallchirurgische Klinik, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Holch
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Otte
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Laas
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kant
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality; D015505:Chest Tubes; D005392:First Aid; D006801:Humans; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D011379:Prognosis; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*; D012769:Shock / Q000401:mortality; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Das schwere Thoraxtrauma: Unter welchen Unfall- und Rettungsbedingungen ist es noch therapierbar?